Mayeritsa (Greek Easter Soup)
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1 entrails (liver, heart, lungs, intestines) of a very young spring lamb.
4 tablespoon butter
1 med. onion, chopped
2 tablespoon scallion, chopped
2 tablespoon dill, chopped
1 salt & pepper to taste
1 meat broth
1/2 cup raw rice
2 or 3 eggs
2 lemons, juice only
Recipe
Wash entrails in plenty of water. Scald in boiling water for abt. 2 min. Cool, the cut into small pcs. Melt butter in a pot. Saute the onion until light golden color, add scallion and cut-up meats, turning meats several times. Add dill, salt and pepper, and enough broth to cover. Bring the whole to a boil and cook covered, until meat is tender (1 1/2 to 3 hrs). About 20 min. before it is done, add the rice, and more broth if necessary. When rice is tender, remove pot from the heat.
Beat eggs; add lemon juice, beating it in well. Slowly add some of the hot liquid from the pot, stirring constantly. After the egg-lemon mixture is well blended, pour it into the soup; stir. Serve hot.
NOTE: The broth is usually made from the lamb's head, breast, or shoulder, but you can use any meat stock.
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