THE TRADITIONAL EGG-LEMON SAUCE (GREEK AVGOLEMONO) RECIPE
The traditional Greek Avgolemono recipe can be a tricky affair. Not any more! Find out how to make the perfect egg lemon sauce with these 3 easy recipes and expert tips.
Provided by Eli K. Giannopoulos
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- To prepare the classic Avgolemono recipe, start by cracking the eggs into a bowl and whisk well.
- Gradually add the lemon juice and whisk again to combine.
- Add a little of the warm stock or soup and whisk quickly, add more and whisk again. The reason for slowly adding the broth is to gradually warm up the eggs so you don't end up with an omelette instead of a sauce!
- Pour gradually the egg mixture back into the pot, whilst constantly stirring and bring just below boiling point. Remove the pan from the stove and serve.
AVGOLEMONO SAUCE
This easy Greek Avgolemono Sauce is refreshing and addictive! This paleo sauce is ready in 15 minutes or less, all you need is 4 ingredients!
Provided by Bethany Galloway
Categories Side Dishes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Without turning on the heat, whisk the eggs in a medium saucepan until frothy.
- Juice the lemons and whisk the juice into the eggs.
- Slowly whisk in 1 cup of broth.
- Turn heat on medium and continue whisking until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Mix starch with some of the remaining 1/2 cup of broth to make a paste, and then mix in the rest of the broth.
- Slowly whisk the tapioca mixture into the pot on the stove until it thickens up. Turn off the heat and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 58 calories, ServingSize 1 grams, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams unsaturated fat
EASY AVGOLEMONO SAUCE
I'm Hispanic, my husband is a first generation Greek-American. Suffice to say that he's a Greek Food Purist...!!! He never thought I'd be able to produce anything that would be considered authentic. This easy version of Avgolemono Sauce, I'm happy to say, passes muster. This can be served on so many things, but our favorite is over Dolmades and over stuffed peppers. Nothing scary here, it's easy so long as you temper the eggs carefully and never let the sauce come to a boil.
Provided by Jostlori
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, then add the lemon juice and whisk until frothy.
- While continuing to whisk, pour half the boiling broth into the eggs in a small stream, whisking vigorously and continually so that the eggs don't cook.
- Return the broth to the flame and pour the tempered eggs into the remaining broth, whisking the whole time. Cook until the sauce thickens slightly, but NEVER LET THE SAUCE BOIL. This will take about five minutes.
- Serve immediately. This sauce doesn't reheat well.
AVGOLEMONO: CHICKEN SOUP WITH EGG-LEMON SAUCE
Steps:
- Place the chicken in a large pot and add enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low, skimming when necessary.
- Heat the oil in a separate pan over medium heat and add the onions. Cook the onions until clear, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- When the chicken is cooked through, 45 minutes to 1 hour, remove from the broth. Let the chicken cool, and then pull the meat from the bones. Dice into large cubes and set aside.
- Add the bay leaves, carrot, leek and reserved onions to the broth and simmer, about 1 hour.
- Remove the carrot and leek from the broth and add the rice. Bring to a boil, and then turn the heat to medium-high to simmer until the rice is cooked to al dente, about 30 minutes. Add the chicken back into the broth. Add more water if needed.
- In a small bowl, beat the lemon juice and eggs together. Pour 2 cups of broth slowly into the bowl, whisking continuously. Once all the broth is incorporated, add the mixture into the pot of chicken soup and stir to blend well throughout. Add the salt and pepper. Serve hot.
AVGOLEMONO
Growing up, Avgolemono was like our Greek penicillin. The minute anyone felt a little bit under the weather, a pot immediately went on the stove.
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h5m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place the chicken, bay leaf and broth in a large pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken to a plate and let it cool.
- Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Clean out any scum in the bottom of the pot and add the broth back to the pot. Bring to a simmer, then add the orzo and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. Check for seasoning here, as you may need to add a few teaspoons salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon zest and juice and the flour. Whisk the eggs into the lemon mixture. Pour a little of the simmering broth slowly over the egg mixture and whisk it together. Reduce the heat under the broth to low and whisk in the egg mixture. The soup will thicken slightly and become cloudy. Make sure you don't bring the soup to a rolling boil after you add the eggs. Your eggs will scramble, which will leave you with more of an egg drop soup (which would still be fantastic, but just not the same).
- Chop up the chicken, removing the skin and bones, and add it to the soup along with the dill. Serve immediately.
DILLED SPINACH CREPES WITH AVGOLEMONO SAUCE
Steps:
- Make the filling:
- In a saucepan cook the onion in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened, add the flour, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the milk in a stream, whisking, and cook the mixture over moderate heat, whisking, until it is thick. Stir in the nutmeg, the dill, the spinach, and salt and pepper to taste and let the filling cool.
- Make 12 crêpes (procedure follows) with the dill crêpe batter. Spread 2 tablespoons of the filling on each crêpe and roll the crêpe up jelly-roll fashion. Arrange the crêpes, seam sides down, in a buttered shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them in one layer. The crêpes may be prepared up to this point 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Brush the crêpes lightly with the melted butter and bake them in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 20 minutes.
- Make the sauce:
- In a small saucepan bring the broth to a boil. In a bowl whisk together the eggs and the lemon juice. Add half the broth to the egg mixture in a stream, whisking, and whisk the mixture into the remaining broth. Heat the sauce, stirring, until it reaches 170°F. on a candy thermometer and is thickened slightly, but do not let it boil, and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide the crêpes among plate and drizzle the sauce over them.
- Make the dill crêpe batter:
- In a blender or food processor blend the flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, the milk, the eggs, the butter, and the salt for 5 seconds. Turn off the motor, add the dill, and with a rubber spatula scrape down the sides of the container. Blend the batter for 20 seconds more, transfer it to a bowl, and let it stand, covered and chilled, for 1 hour. The batter may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Makes enough batter for about 13 crêpes.
- Make the crêpes:
- Heat a crêpe pan or non-stick skillet measuring 6 to 7 inches across the bottom over moderate heat until it is hot. Brush the pan lightly with the butter, heat it until it is hot but not smoking, and remove it from the heat. Stir the batter, half fill a 1/4-cup measure with it, and pour the batter into the pan. Tilt and rotate the pan quickly to cover the bottom with a layer of batter and return any excess batter to bowl. Return the pan to the heat, loosen the edge of the crêpe with a spatula, and cook the crêpe for 1 minute, or until the top appears almost dry. Turn the crêpe, cook the other side lightly, and transfer the crêpe to a plate. Make crêpe with the remaining batter in the same manner, brushing the pan lightly with butter as necessary. The crêpes may be made 3 days in advance, kept stacked, wrapped in plastic wrap, and chilled.
AVGOLEMONO SAUCE
Adopted! Goes with the already posted "Avgolemono Soup (Chicken Soup)" recipe. As Cookgirl says, an onion? I don't know what the intent of the original poster was, but I don't use any onion. Thanks, CG, for bringing it to my attention!
Provided by Queen Dragon Mom
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix a little flour with the lemon juice then add the eggs and beat well.
- Slowly add the broth while continuing to beat.
- Pour and mix the avgolemono sauce into your food.
- Remove from heat before the sauce thickens.
GREEK MEATBALLS IN AVGOLEMONO SAUCE (KEFTEDES ME AVGOLEMONO)
Looks yummy!! This recipe is especially popular in the Agrinion area (NW Greece). It uses a version of Avgolemono soup as a sauce for the meatballs or keftedes. I am leaving the metric measures so the recipe is exactly as I found it. The site does not state how many it serves or what the time is for prep, so I am guessing here. I am also assuming that minced beef is the same as ground beef in the U.S. From realgreekrecipes.blogspot.com. Posted for ZWT6.
Provided by Scoutie
Categories Meat
Time 1h10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Meatballs:.
- Apart from the flour and the vegetable oil, mix all the other ingredients together well.
- Make medium-size balls from the mixture.
- Roll the balls in flour and then deep fry them for approximately 15 minutes.
- Sauce:.
- In a heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil, then add the flour and stir well for 3 minutes.
- Add 1 litre water and mix well.
- Add the meatballs and simmer for 30 minutes, until the sauce is slightly thick.
- Beat the egg yolk thoroughly.
- Add the lemon juice to the egg and keep beating.
- Add 5-6 tablespoons of the sauce to the egg & lemon mixture and stir well.
- Add this mixture to the meatballs in the sauce, shake the pan and remove from the heat.
- Serve with a sprinkling of pepper and fresh mint on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1688, Fat 146.4, SaturatedFat 29.3, Cholesterol 222.9, Sodium 277.9, Carbohydrate 43, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 2.4, Protein 53.7
DOLMADAKIA WITH AVGOLEMONO SAUCE
Stuffed grape leaves with egg-lemon sauce, a Greek dish. Can be used as a main dish, side dish or appetizers. Love this for dinner parties, showers, etc. If you like, you can also serve the dolmadakia cold later on without the sauce. However, do not serve the sauce cold and don't reheat the sauce. I have on occasion added 1/4 c raisins or 2 Tbs minced black olives to the stuffing. Number of servings is a guess, because how many dolmadakia are in a serving depends on the circumstances (main dish, side dish or appetizer). UPDATE: NOTE ON PAN: Although I've used a Pyrex pan on an electric stove over low heat with success, there have recently been at least anecdotal reports that suggest this not be the safest method, and it may be safer to stick with a metal pan. I nowadays use a decorative oval copper pan I have.
Provided by echo echo
Categories White Rice
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Do not cook the rice, but soak it in boiling water 5 minutes and drain in a sieve.
- Unfold the vine leaves and rinse under cold running water.
- In a bowl, combine the the rice, onions, meat, mint, parsley, seasonings and oil; mix together with clean hands.
- Form 1 Tbs of the mixture into an oval shape, place on a vine leaf and roll up, turning the ends in to seal; repeat until all the stuffing is used.
- Arrange stuffed leaves closely packed in layers in a small flame-proof baking dish (I use an 8 x 8-inch pan or a Pyrex deep 9-inch pie pan).
- Pour in the broth or water to cover; sprinkle with the juice of 1 lemon.
- Place a heat-proof plate on top of the grape leaves to weigh them down.
- Cover with foil, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour over very low heat.
- Let the leaves cool slightly in the broth and remove from broth, reserving the broth.
- Beat the egg yolks Add the juice of the other lemon to the yolks.
- Heat the yolk mixture, slowly adding some of hot broth from dolmadakia while heating.
- Remove from heat, stir into rest of broth and let stand 5 minutes to thicken.
- Serve immediately while sauce is warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.1, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 78.2, Sodium 1940.6, Carbohydrate 27.6, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 2.3, Protein 11.9
AVGOLEMONO (EGG-LEMON SAUCE)
Provided by Jonathan Reynolds
Categories condiments
Time 20m
Yield About 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Fill the bottom of a double boiler about 1/3 full of water and bring it to a simmer. Combine the lemon juice and flour in a stainless-steel bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the egg yolks and whisk until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- In the top of the double boiler (but not over the heat), whip egg whites and a pinch of salt until fluffy. Slowly drizzle the yolk mixture into the whipped whites, whisking constantly to maintain the volume. Place over the simmering water and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is light in color, fluffy and begins to thicken, about 4 minutes. Very slowly whisk in the hot stock. Continue cooking and whisking for another 2 minutes to thicken. Reserve sauce off the stove in the double boiler. Do not reheat or the sauce may curdle. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 81, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 287 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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