Greek · Soup

Avgolemono Lamb Meatball Soup

Name: Avgolemono Lamb Meatball Soup
Total time: 1 h 37 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 500 g lamb, finely minced; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 egg, beaten; 75 g short-grain white rice; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 1 tsp fresh mint, finely chopped; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 30 g all-purpose flour, for coating the meatballs; 1¼ L light chicken stock; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 eggs; 50 ml lemon juice, about 1 lemon; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped, to garnish; crusty bread, to taste

Tender little lamb and rice meatballs poach slowly in light stock, then a lemony egg liaison turns the broth silky without scrambling. Comforting, and made from simple pantry food.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on40 min
Total1 h 37 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Meatballs

500 glamb, finely minced
1small onion, finely chopped
1egg, beaten
75 gshort-grain white rice
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 tspfresh mint, finely choppedoptional
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
30 gall-purpose flour, for coating the meatballs

Soup

1¼ Llight chicken stock
1 tbspunsalted butter

Egg and lemon liaison

2eggs
50 mllemon juice, about 1 lemon

To serve

1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped, to garnish
to tastecrusty bread

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Celery
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Rice
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Onion
Carrot
Parsley
Mint
Black and white pepper
Yeast
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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