Free Online Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 chicken, cut up
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 4 scallions, finely chopped
• 5 cups water or chicken consomme
• 1/2 cup fresh dill
• 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup rice
• Salt and pepper
• Avgolemeno sauce

Directions:

• Boil chicken in the 3 cups water for 50 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Strain broth and set aside.
• Chop chicken into pieces.
• Cook onion, dill and parsley in butter with 1 teaspoon salt and a dash of pepper until soft and transparent, being careful not to brown.
• Add chopped chicken and cook over moderate heat for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add chicken broth and enough water to make 2 quarts liquid. Bring to boil and add rice.
• Reduce heat and cook until rice is done.
• Remove from heat and blend in avgolemeno sauce. Pour sauce into soup and serve immediately.