Magheritsa (easter soup)

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Spring lamg (shin & shouldr)
1 Lamb liver
4 quarts Water
1 teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Rice (regular); uncooked
1 Onion; finely chopped
1 tablespoon Water
¼ cup Salad oil
5 Green onions; chopped (tops included)
2 tablespoons Parsley; chopped
½ teaspoon Dried mint
¼ cup Dill; fresh, chopped
Salt
Pepper
3 Eggs; beaten
2 Lemons; juice of

Directions

Boil lamb and liver in 4 quarts salted water about 1 hour or until done. Remove meat form broth and cut into small pieces. Skim fat from broth and add enough water to broth to make 3 quarts; add rice and simmer for 15 minutes.

Saute onion in 1 tablespoon water and salad oil until lightly browned; add green onions, parsley, mint, and dill. Saute for 15 minutes.

Add meat, onion mixture, salt, and pepper to rice and broth; simmer about 15 minutes. Remove from heat.

Combine eggs and lemon juice; beat thoroughly until well blended.

Slowly add 2 cups hot soup to egg-lemon mixture, beating constantly; gradually stir mixture into soup. heat to boiling point and remove from heat immediately.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the early 1970s Typed for you by Nancy Coleman

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