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Beef Avgolemono
🇬🇷 Greek

Beef Avgolemono

🇬🇷 Greek

Silky egg-lemon soup with beef and rice — avgolemono, bright and velvety. Ready in 40 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, diced
  • Garlic3 cloves, minced
  • Rice100 g
  • Lemon2
  • Olive Oil1 tbsp
  • Eggs3
  • Dried Oregano1/2 tsp
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Beef500 g
  • Chicken Broth1.2 litres
  • Fresh Dillsmall handful

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the onion in the Olive Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the garlic and dried oregano and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the beef.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the beef is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh dill and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Greek Beef Celery Stew With Avgolemono Sauce · on YouTube