Avgolemono Soup

Source: Cookie, April 2009, Epicurious.com - recipe by Victoria Granof

adapted by There's Always Thyme to Cook

4 cups chicken broth

1/4 cup uncooked orzo (or rice or pastina)

Salt and pepper to taste

3 eggs

3 tablespoons lemon juice

In a large saucepan, bring the broth to a boil.

Add the orzo, rice, or pastina and cook until tender but still al dente, about 7 minutes (20, if using rice). Season with the salt and pepper and reduce heat to low; simmer.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and lemon juice until smooth.

Ladle about 1 cup of the hot broth into the egg-and-lemon mixture, then whisk to combine.

Add the mixture back to the simmering saucepan. Stir just until the soup becomes opaque and thickens as the eggs cook, 1 to 2 minutes. Add more salt and pepper, if desired, and serve.