Beid Bi Lamoun Egg And Lemon Soup Recipes

EGG AND LEMON SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring broth to a boil over medium heat. Add rice; boil 15 minutes.
• In a bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Beat in lemon juice. Beat half the hot soup into the eggs, 1/4 cup at a time. Stir egg mixture into remaining soup; cook over very low heat, stirring just until heated through.

SOUPA AVGOLEMONO (EGG-LEMON SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring broth to boil in saucepan, and add rice or orzo.
• Cover and cook on medium low heat for 20-25 minutes (rice) or 10 minutes (orzo).
• While the rice cooks, lightly beat the eggs and the lemon juice together.
• Remove the broth from heat.
• Slowly mix about one cup of the hot broth into egg-lemon mixture.
• Add to the soup gradually while stirring.
• Place saucepan back on the heat, and stir until soup is heated through (DO NOT BOIL).
• Serve.

EGG LEMON SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the garlic broth to a simmer and season as desired with salt and pepper. Add the rice and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl and beat in the lemon juice.
• Distribute the optional broccoli among 4 soup bowls. Ladle about 1/2 cup of the hot broth into the lemon/egg mixture and whisk together. Making sure that the soup is not boiling, stir the egg mixture back into the soup and turn off the heat. Stir for a minute or two, taste and adjust seasonings. Add the parsley, and serve.

BEID BI LAMOUN (EGG AND LEMON SOUP)

Steps:

• Make a rich chicken stock with leftover chicken bones or giblets.
• If it is not strong enough, add a stock cube.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the rice, pastina, or tapioca to the boiling stock and simmer until tender.
• Beat the egg yolks or whole eggs and add the lemon juice, beating constantly.
• Add a ladleful of the soup to the egg mixture and beat well.
• Pour this back into the pan slowly, still beating constantly.
• Keep the heat under the pan very low, and cook the soup gently, stirring all the time, until it thickens.
• On no account allow it to boil, or the eggs will curdle.
• Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more lemon juice if necessary.
• Garnish, if you like, with chopped parsley or chives, and serve immediately.