Chicken soup with rice and lemon
Description
The soup is easy and quick to prepare. Today I want to tell you, the soup is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, you need to boil the rice and leave it to cool.
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Step 2
We'll peel the onion, slice half of it into rings.
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Step 3
Cut one lemon into small pieces.
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Step 4
Now place the chicken breasts into the pot, add lemon, onion rings, salt, oregano, pepper, bay leaf, and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 25 minutes.
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Step 5
Meanwhile, prepare the other ingredients for the chicken soup. Wash the dill and chop it finely.
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Step 6
Cut the carrots and celery into small pieces.
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Step 7
We chop the second half of the onion into small pieces. The garlic should be grated on a fine grater.
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Step 8
Next, we need the zest and juice from 4 lemons.
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Step 9
Remove the cooked chicken from the broth. Peel off the skin and remove the bones. Set the fillet aside to cool, and return the bones and skin to the broth. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes.
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Step 10
Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces.
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Step 11
Next, we need to strain the broth.
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Step 12
In another saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the chopped vegetables. Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes. Then add some of the broth.
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Step 13
Add starch to half a cup of broth and stir until completely dissolved. Then add this mixture and the zest to the soup, bring to a boil. In a bowl, beat the eggs and add them to the soup, stirring quickly.
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Step 14
Remove the soup pot from the heat, add the chicken meat, lemon juice, dill, and, if needed, salt and pepper. Before serving, add rice and mix the soup well.