Chicken stock | 4 cups |
Chicken or rotisserie chicken | 1 |
Onion (chopped) | 1 |
Green onion or leek (finely diced) | 0.5-1 cups |
Carrot (chopped) | 1-2 |
Celery (chopped) | 2 ribs |
Large egg yolks | 2 |
Dried oregano leaves | 0.25-1 tsp |
Fresh dill, chopped | 0.25 cup |
Fresh lemon juice | 6 tablespoons |
Bay leaves | 2 |
3/4 cup Arborio rice | |
Salt | 2 tsp |
Ground pepper | 0.25-1 tsp |
Extra-virgin olive oil | 2 tbsp |
Pinch of cayenne(optional) | |
Fresh Parsley for garnish (optional) |
In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat olive oil on medium-high. Add the carrots, celery onion, and green onions, toss together to saute briefly then stir in the garlic.
Add the chicken broth and bay leaves then raise the heat to high. Once the liquid has come to a rolling boil, add the rice, salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender. Now stir in the cooked chicken.
To prepare the egg-lemon sauce, in a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and eggs. While whisking add 2 ladles-full of the broth from the cooking pot (this helps temper the eggs). Once fully combined, add the sauce to the chicken soup and stir. Remove from the heat immediately.
Garnish with fresh dill or parsley