Greek Lemony Chicken Avgolemono Soup, 2 WAYS!

[@grizzle273463]

Finally someone who has so accurately described bottled lemon juice: "it's good for cleaning, not for consumption".

[@thaenajonne5970]

Hahaha exactly !

[@nathanarbuckle3180]

Unfortunately as a professional line cook that statement is not completely true. As with anything in cooking your ingredients and their quality dictates your end results. Their are plenty of high quality lemon juice brands that are for more then just cleaning.

[@yorocco1]

Oh Lord, that stuff is gross. Only fresh lemons!!

[@yorocco1]

@@nathanarbuckle3180 A line cook isn’t exactly a chef, sorry. No chef would use anything but fresh lemons. It does make a huge difference, regardless of the quality of the bottled stuff. It’s not that hard to cut and squeeze a few lemons. The quality of a dish depends on the quality of the ingredients.

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

Lol!!

[@jamesgemelas9332]

Dimitra I have to tell you how grateful I am for posting this recipe. I haven’t had homemade avgolemeno since my mother has been battling Alzheimer’s. I have been cooking the Greek dishes I love so much as a kid. I made it like a yiayia. I needed this to feel better and realize how much I missed my mothers cooking. Thank you again.

[@SherriJohnson-nz2bp]

I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. My wonderful MIL who was like a mom to me had Alzheimer's so I understand how you are feeling.

[@EvelynBaron]

Feel the same way about my Dad same situation so glad to find comfort in amazing foods they loved and we ate as kids!!!

[@MarcusAurelius7777]

Word respect

[@Tootsie806]

I have never tried Greek food, but I’m determined, with the help of this creator, to learn a few dishes.

[@SouJ-zk4rb]

Brought back so many wonderful memories!! My aunt and uncle would make this soup and we loved it so much. Thank you!

[@cruisingwithjenny]

I made version 2 today for the 3rd time. It keeps getting better. This is the best recipe!! Creamy, rich, smooth and fabulous♥♥

[@paulineohea175]

My all time favourite. This is our go to soup for a hearty pick me up. Even being Italian we love this. 😍🇦🇺❤️

[@Aquafeee]

So gunna try this. Greek restaurant I use to live by made this every Saturday. I moved to like the middle of Nowhere missed my Saturday soup so now I’ll be making it myself thanks to you ❤️ pairing with some garlic bread 😍

[@nechiforcorina]

Best soup ever! Thank you! In Romania we have something similar called Ciorba Radauteana, bur with sour cream, garlic and no rice or orzo.

[@mrfiesty505]

That sounds delicious. You should make a video making that

[@catherinetriantis9292]

I always loved spending the night or weekends at my Yiayia and Papou's house as a kid..this soup brings me back..waking up to fresh baked bread too..RIP to them both❤

[@margitschendel1605]

Sooo delicious! I made it the other day twice since my family will not miss this soup on the table, especially in cold weather. Thank you!

[@MartenPol]

Fabulous recipe by a fabulous CHEF.

[@sophiahace9920]

Making this for the third time and coming back to your channel for reference. Thanks for a great recipe. ❤

[@justinanweiler6471]

So glad I found your recipes! My new food crush.

[@susanchigaros1375]

Made the egg yolk only version this week. Sooo good-will try other version soon just to compare both. Thanks, Dimitra!

[@DimitrasDishes]

Wonderful!

[@greenerdays999]

The luxurious way

[@ninecatsmagee8384]

I use Japanese stick rice and it's also amazing.

[@mmecharlotte]

I ate this a long time ago at a restaurant, and fell in love. I've always wanted to recreate this dish at home! Thank you so much! Wish me luck on my attempt.

[@georgedroutsas9545]

You need to beat the egg white like a merang on sugar then add the egg yoke beat to combine then add lemon juice and some if the hot stock to temper the eggs before adding to the soup and cooked rice then its fluffy and creamy😊 salt and pepper to taste

[@mikeymike1854]

My parents are cypriot and we grew up eating this but never ever with garlic and vegetables but I'm sure this way is nice too.

[@lucybirdsong8632]

I just downloaded this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@DimitrasDishes]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rosariolomeli2580]

Thank you so much.

[@foreverinmyheart6308]

Great recipes always and very well explans I always enjoy cooking this avgolemone soup with you and I succed always , my family love it so much😊 a very healthy and delicious soup👌👌👌👌

[@Surftouka]

Dimitra, can you do a video making Youvarlakia? It's a great comfort food, great for winter, and also very easy to make, once the meatballs are done, cooking doesn't take long either.

[@DimitrasDishes]

Yes I have an older video up but I can update it :)

[@Surftouka]

@@DimitrasDishes A very close friend of mine who lives in the US shared one of your videos and tagged me as I'm Greek American living back in Greece. She recently posted pics of food from three of your recipes & sounds excited planning to do moussaka next. I just know she'd like Youvarlakia as she likes hearty soups...I can give her the recipe but I know she's enjoying your videos. :)

[@biadaoukakis9148]

Hi. I would like to know if you wash the chicken before putting it to boil? Cause some say not to wash it any more cause when washing in sink, n’activant spread. And my second question is the rice. Now they usually say to wash rice in cold water before cooking it. Do you do these 2 steps? Thx much.

[@biadaoukakis9148]

Hi again. I didn’t get your response. Thx

[@emilyk.michael5961]

I used to eat this soup at a wonderful Greek restaurant, and it was always so comforting and delicious! Thank you for this recipe!

[@eliseleonard3477]

Would it be OK to put a bunch of spinach in this? I’m just gonna do it!

[@JL-gm2jy]

This is the best soup I've ever tested, and my kids love it. Thank you Dimitra, God bless you.

[@johna1439]

Beautiful recipe! This is the real deal way of doing it 👌

[@DimitrasDishes]

Hope you enjoy

[@SherriJohnson-nz2bp]

So I've been wanting to make this for so long. I've never had it before even though we love Greek cuisine. My 14 year old daughter is home sick today so I thought this would be a wonderful cozy dinner to make for her, like a big hug! I found the recipe on your blog and then decided to also research on KZbin and ironically this video popped up straight away and it was a sign that I needed to make your recipe. Thank you for sharing!

[@ritajamil7290]

So I made this soup 🥣 today. I did the one with egg yolks and orzo and man this was so delicious I literally had 3 bowls of it. Thank you so much 😊. I love your recipes

[@amijoon3770]

Dimitra's Avgolemono Soup is MY FAVE!!!!! Thanks girl this soup tastes just like i had in Greece. 🥰

[@wolverineboy97]

Mmm oh my gosh! There’s a Greek restaurant in town where they always had this with crusty bread. Of course, eating out was (and still is) a luxury. I could totally order just this soup now with one of those ordering apps, but I think I’ll try my hand at cooking my very own batch!

[@tonydileo1756]

Pós eísai , I was wondering if you can combine the two recipes and if it will make a difference. I want the fresh broth of the first way , with the thickness of the second way -egg yolks only and the corn starch ..?? Efcharistó polý

[@JRR31984]

Very GOOD. I swear my immune system wants to clean itself, just by thinking about the recipe. LEGIT.

[@lvela464]

An excellent soup! My dearest friend's Papou was the best and he added dill. Yours looks just as delicious can't wait to make it, Thank you, Dimitria!!

[@got2bjosh]

Glad to see you added turmeric. It deepens the color and flavor of the soup without overpowering it, because the lemon brightens everything up.

[@YamiHikariHime]

My mom would make avgolemono everytime we were sick and sometimes when we had leftover chicken. Our recipe is more like congee where it's just rice, chicken, the eggwhites and yolks and salt and pepper. Either way the softness of the chicken and rice is amazing but the lemon is really what shines in avgolemono.

[@Daantje1902]

This needs a hell of a lot more likes. Adding lemon for fresh flavour and using eggs to bind a soup is well underappreciated. My ex-girlfriend (who is Greek) left behind some amazing recipes and tips. Like how to make fresh easy pita bread for gyros (and adding the right vegetables for flavour!), that you need to squeeze cucumber for intenser, not-watery flavour of your tzaziki, use fresh herbs as vegetables (fresh dille especially!), bake oyster mushrooms like you'd do with a decent steak to eliminate meat to your diet, or how to prepare complete animal product so to not waste any product, like what you'd do with eastern goat stew. And above all, without spending a lot of time in the kitchen to make everything taste heavinly. Greek cuisine is cooking made easy and fun, pragmatic, but still by using all kinds of fresh ingredients. Absolutely love it. This soup is well within my top three of recipes, so thanks for sharing your tips! I used the second and "to-the-go"-version of avgolemono soup before, but now I'm definitely trying the second version with seperated eggs!

[@deselby2448]

Thank you for your recipe! How long it can be stored in a fridge?

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

Why do you separate the yolks and whites? I make mine without the carrots but yours looks delicious!

[@DimitrasDishes]

That’s how my momma taught me… haha! It makes the soup velvety and rich. Enjoy!!

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

@@DimitrasDishes thank you so much for replying, I'm literally about to make this because my mom has covid and even though she's vaccinated and boostered she has a really bad scratchy throat and cough. She used to make Greek lemon all the time when I was a kid and she was so excited when I said I'd make it for her. Your video really helped refresh my memory because it's been awhile since I've made it. You rock! Happy holidays to you and your family!

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

@@DimitrasDishes my mom LOVED the soup. All thanks to you. Thought you'd like to know!

[@Master_Blackthorne]

What I do with leftover egg whites is make a lemon meringue pie or meringue cookies.

[@mocha1886]

My favorite Greek diner makes a bomb chicken lemon soup, I’m definitely gonna try this at home, looks delicious! ♥️

[@ewmism861]

Dad was a chef made this often when i was knee high to grasshopper..Brings back memories. RIP Dad.

[@cmlandresc]

[@nlamproplos]

My yiayia made wonderful avgolemono! She taught me to separate the eggs, whip the white to stiff peaks, fold in the yolks and lemon juice before tempering. It makes a rich but light, almost sensuous texture. Have you ever had it that way? She always used orzo, like you!

[@nlamproplos]

That was exactly the way my yiayia made it!

[@demmycalivas4730]

Neither of my Yiayias' added carrots to the final presentation... They did, however, use a "mirapoua" when making the broth ... Recently I started adding Quinoa to the orzo -- it thickens up the soup nicely... Let me know if you try it (FYI... I also add it to my Giourvalakia)

[@johnbarogiannis8580]

Hi Dimitra, I remember my mom used to beat the egg whites a lot so that the end result was a “frothy” mixture… so you also make it this way or no ?

[@phetmalay]

DD, I love your post and your cooking! I just made the soup! Hubby is throughly impressed! Thank you! I also made the spinach pie- also your recipe!

[@popjax2465]

My best friends mom would make this for me. They are Greek I am Croatian and never had it. I also LOVED when she made it with whole black bass(fish).That was my favorite ! Thanks so much!

[@rosamontiel4378]

One of my friend made for me and I was in love with this recipe. Thank you for share with us !

[@eraldway]

We called this sick soup. It's for when you are sick.

[@michaelvegas107]

My neighborhood Greek joint has this soup on the menu everyday and it’s always fantastic. I love your recipe and YOU are just adorable. Yas Queen! 🤓❤️

[@tormentedsoul7852]

I am making this today. I love lemon and creamy soups. Thank you for linking straight to the recipe.... so that I don't have to search for it. Love the recipe layout as well.

[@CharlesDickens111]

Just made this DELICIOUS!! Family loved it.

[@jeffreymcnabb17]

excellent,simple... I find from my experience that once the egg mixture is tempered and added back to the soup, this mixture should not be boiled as it can break. Your joy into your cooking is compelling!! Thanks so much

[@madomado1951]

Can I avoid adding the eggs

[@kathi7956]

I finally made this. It's sooo easy. It reminds me of my Greek American friend, Zoe, and her mom, who we all called YiaYia. Great memories. Thank you!

[@rcet231]

had me right at the beginning

[@lukereynolds9907]

Your husband is a lucky man 👌

[@GodsObedientChild-Deuteron6262]

PERFECTION, as ALWAYS Dimitra😊💃👌👍🙌💕🍋!!!

[@vienadriano]

Im gonna do this for sure ! So timely for the rainy season here in my country ... Thanks for sharing

[@annab3182]

Looks good. I appreciate that you say that this is your way of making it. We don’t bother to separate the yokes and whites and we don’t put carrots in either but we have always had really thick soup from the standard recipe. Each island 🏝 does make it a little different but it is a very traditional Greek soup.

[@yogib37]

One of my aunts or I dont know on my Greek side, said when you doing that you need to hiss at it as you whisk it so it does not curl up. I do remember that.

[@DimitrasDishes]

Haha! That’s so cute!

[@ilovemycat333]

I looked at your recipe. It doesn't specify how many cups of broth or stock to use. ?? I've got all the other measurements.

[@virginialewis1228]

These recipes are wonderful! My sisters mother in law was from Greece and she made this all the time....so good!! Miss her.

[@somai_1]

How do you prevent the egg whites from curdling? I still get the white bits no matter how quickly I whisk and temper the eggs. Will cornstarch prevent the curdling? Thank you!

[@m1y00t00b]

Great vid! Your soup look SO good! Can’t wait to make it!

[@heismightytosave527]

God bless you, I can’t wait to make this!!! You explain your recipes so well, I like the way you have everything prepared and have quick delicious old fashion recipes! I will be trying this!

[@DimitrasDishes]

Thanks so much 😊

[@urszulapiela2773]

The soup looks amazing, I want to make it for my friday birthday party and as I am going to have little time on that day, I wanted to do most of teh recipie the day before and I was wondering - at which step should I stop on thursday? Or can I do the whole recipe on thursday and just heat it for the guests on friday? Will the orzo be ovecooked then?

[@denagustafson6070]

I realize that this was written 10 months ago, so maybe this advice will work for this coming birthday celebration. When I am not serving all at once, I make my carb (orzo, rice, whatever you use) separately and add it on to the portion I’m heating up on the day of serving. It’s an incredibly easy and delicious soup! Happy early and/belated birthday! 🎂

[@stephbertholf2849]

I really like the recipe. The only things I would suggest is to slow down the pace of your narration and take a little breath in between sentences...it's an exhausting pace to listen to and I had to keep rewinding. Not that relaxing to listen to - but still, lovely recipe. Thank you!

[@joshscott3271]

I have never tried this dish, it looks lovely. I must try it soon, thanks for sharing your method of creating it. Winning!!!

[@fibretowne]

I made this soup today and it came out amazing! I went with the egg yolk only open, but with rice...forgot to buy orzo!! Didn't matter, was so delicious! Thank you!!

[@2Behold2]

I miss your restaurant! It's not the same 😭

[@eagillum]

I just got a job at a Greek restaurant and I've had their avgolemono soup and was unimpressed, so hopefully that was just a sad batch. I want to like this.

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

I like the yolk recipe best! That pot your cooking with us beautiful! Where'd you get it, if you please? Le Cruset?

[@susienielsen3717]

Hi Dimitri Can you mix barley with orzo in your chicken lemony soup Thanks, Susie

[@k8chillx]

Serious question, Why do you need to beat the egg whites separately then add the yolk in to beat after? Does it do something different than just beating whole eggs?

[@anngroves7699]

I just made your soup. It is great!

[@francescharters6697]

I'll try the cornstarch version I never make like that I usually do lemon egg with pastina I'm Italian

[@lindseyjensen6774]

This looks like a soup I loved at Daphne’s California Greek. Have you ever had their fire feta? Would love to see a copycat recipe of that

[@DimitrasDishes]

I've never been there, but I will look into it :) Thanks!

[@liscel3556]

I like my very lemonade and thank you I meant to say I like them it's very lemony that's why I like

[@fredcave8198]

Why didn't you bone out the chicken first, dice your vegetables

[@liscel3556]

That's my favorite soup ever and I'm going to make it again thank you for that

[@alexmanga4897]

Love it so good,thank you.

[@jhayneartoflife6830]

Delicious! I love that soup!😊

[@DimitrasDishes]

WE do too! Enjoy!

[@jhayneartoflife6830]

@@DimitrasDishes You do a great a job!

[@Manny.namnam]

I love this video, thank you for sharing with the world.

[@tanvav]

TY sweet Dimitroula mou! I'll try to make this wwhen I have my free days. I'm going through some difficult times now. Please keep me in your prayers.

[@DimitrasDishes]

Praying for you, Tanya!

[@zenakassab5455]

Can’t wait to make this thank you! ❤️

[@asenabarinova9807]

Спасибо. А то на всех русских сайтах только с рисом показывают. Про орзо нигде не найти.

[@AntheaDeVilliers]

I make it at least 2x a month winter and summer our family loooooooves avgolemono

[@HellasGD88]

Best chef award Dimitra :-)))

[@ginniepalumbo5228]

This is soooo good! I did version #2. Thank you Dimitra ❤️

[@francescharters6697]

Delicious I like lemon eggs but now I have egg allergy need to leave eggs out (

[@tif321dc]

How much broth should be used? Why don't you cut the onion up?

[@vinczemarti]

I made this soup today (your version 1) and I love it!! This is my husband's favorite soup and finally I can make it at home!

[@kaybrown4010]

My favorite soup! Thank you so much.

[@tassochristopoulos2046]

2 different ways... Ohh.. La.. La.. ΟΠΑ...Be careful... Κούκλα😉😝... Made this 2 days ago... Added leaks with the carrots and white onions...

[@davidholiday4494]

great clear instructions

[@liscel3556]

I like it always so much lemon thank you I love that

[@petrosstefanis6234]

I am very happy tonight, thanks to Dimitra! In the past, I have not been too good at this dish (think scrambled eggs). Tonight I followed her instructions exactly, and BINGO! It turned our perfect :) Thank you Dimitra, evlogimeni.

[@tif321dc]

I Can't find the print out version of the second soup

[@yorocco1]

This is well explained. I make this one a lot. But I don’t put the meat in to boil because it becomes too tough. For me anyway. You did a great job on this. People are very intimidated by Avgolemono, but, once you get the hang of it, it gets easy. :)