Avgolemono Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (3 pound) whole chicken
    2 teaspoons salt, or more to taste
    1 onion, chopped
    2 ribs celery, chopped
    1 carrot, chopped
    2 bay leaves
    1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
    3 quarts cold water
    2 cups finely diced onion
    2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    2/3 cup arborio rice, or more to taste
    2 large eggs
    1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1 pinch cayenne pepper
    1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
Preparation
    Place chicken, chopped onion, celery, carrot, bay leaves, and oregano in a large pot. Pour water over the top; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, skimming foam as necessary, until chicken is falling off the bone, 60 to 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a bowl to cool, strain all vegetables from simmering broth, discard vegetables, and return broth to the pot. Chop cooked chicken meat.
    Combine 2 cups diced onion, olive oil, and a pinch of salt in a large skillet. Cook and stir onion mixture over medium heat until onion is soft, sweet, and golden, 7 to 10 minutes.
    Stir onion mixture into chicken broth in the pot and set over medium-low heat; add Arborio rice and a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is very tender and broth flavors combine, about 45 minutes.
    Whisk eggs, cayenne pepper, and black pepper together in a bowl; whisk in lemon juice. Slowly pour 1 cup broth mixture into egg mixture, whisking constantly. Add 1 more cup of broth to egg mixture and whisk. Pour egg mixture into broth in the pot, add chopped chicken, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes more.

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