GREEK RECIPES: FISH SOUP WITH EGG,AND LEMON SAUCE

by.George Portokalakis

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People living in Crete and the Mediterranean have the lowest incidence of deaths from heart disease thanks to the traditional lifestyle and diet (Mediterranean diet). Cretan diet is not low in fat, but it contains powerful antioxidants that fight diseases. Foods mainly include fish, wild green plants, olive oil (used in raw salads and cooking), and whole grains (breads).

This recipe uses a traditional Greek oil-and-lemon sauce (latholemono) for the vegetables

and rice and egg-and-lemon sauce (avgolemono) is added to the soup. 

It's a delicious and substantial meal.

PSAROSOUPA AVGOLEMONO FISH SOUP WITH EGG, LEMON AND RICE: Here is a recipe for a wonderfully delicious traditional Greek soup (made throughout all regions of Greece). It is called "psarosoupa avgolemono" an easy but somewhat demanding meal, containing such a variety of ingredients that it will suit everyone's tastes. Psarosoupa means fish soup-avgolemono means egg and lemon sauce. 

Ingredients:

3 middle size fish (sea bream, grouper, gurnard (piper), blackfish, scorpion, sea bass, red snapper, gilthead) In this recipe we use 3 middle size  gilthead

2 onions

1 tomato

3 carrots

3 potatoes

Bunch of celery

½ cup rice (125g)

4 tbsp olive oil

2 eggs

2 lemons

Salt

Pepper

DIRECTIONS

Quarter the vegetables so that they can be served on the side as an accompaniment with the fish. Place the carrots, celery, tomato, onions, potatoes, along with the water in a large pot over a medium high heat. Season with salt and allow the mixture to come to boil and then simmer it on a low heat for approx. 20mins until the carrots and potatoes are just tender.

Take veggies out and place them on a large dish, each kind heaped on its own. Sprinkle with the  olive oil-lemon-and-salt dressing.

Looks beautiful. Isn’t it?

Place the fish, in the pot and let them cook till done (when the flesh is tender); it doesn't need a long time.

Take the fish out of the pot when done 

and  place them on a large dish, and sprinkle with the olive oil-lemon-and-salt dressing.

Or take the fish out of the pot when done and remove the skin, bones and innards, and place it on top of the veggies.

Pour the stock in a new pot.  Place half the veggies back into the stock and mash roughly.

add the rice and let it cook in the stock for 10-15 minutes before taking the pot off the heat

Beat the eggs, add the lemon juice and finally, 

slowly add a few ladlefuls from the soup, stirring constantly.

Pour the sauce back into the pot and stir: 

Soup is ready!

Enjoy!
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