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Simple Lemon & Orzo Soup

Here's how you make Simple Lemon & Orzo Soup
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 60m
  • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/2 pound beef soup bones (can be used any meat to your liking)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 70 grams dry orzo pasta (4 tablespoons)
  • 3 green onions, chopped (use only whites of the onion, I would use both green and white)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (approximately half a lemon)
  • 2 tablespoons dill or parsley
  • Black pepper (1 pinch)
  • 6 cups water (can use chicken stock, if preferred)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat the butter in a stockpot, 6 quart-size, over medium heat.

  • Step 2: Add green onions and cook, stirring until translucent about 4 to 5 minutes.

  • Step 3: Add beef soup bones and continue to stir around for a few minutes, or until you see light browning.

  • Step 4: At this point pour the water, bring to a boil, and let simmer for one hour. If the meat is not cooked yet, you can add more water until is done.

  • Step 5: Remove bones and pick out the meat, cutting to desired size chunks, if any. Place meat back into pot.

  • Step 6: Stir in the orzo pasta and cook for 10 more minutes.

  • Step 7: Season with salt and black pepper. Remove the stockpot from the heat to cool down at room temperature.

  • Step 8: Meanwhile, in a medium-size bowl, whisk lemon juice and egg yolk. While whisking slowly pour one cup broth from the stockpot into the egg mixture.

  • Step 9: Pour the egg mixture to the stockpot and stir well to blend.

  • Step 10: Serve hot alongside hard-crusted bread. Enjoy!


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