Yogurt Soup With Poached Chicken Rissoles

Total Time
1 hour
Rating
3(7)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings
  • cups chicken or veal stock
  • ¼pound boneless cooked chicken meat
  • 1medium-size onion
  • 1teaspoon dried mint
  • 1⅓cups cooked long-grain rice
  • 2eggs and 1 egg yolk
  • Approximately ¼ cup unseasoned bread crumbs, if necessary
  • ¾cup very finely minced parsley
  • cups plain, unflavored yogurt
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

291 calories; 5 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 44 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 16 grams protein; 882 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a soup kettle over low heat, bring stock to a gentle simmer.

  2. Step 2

    Chop chicken meat and onion coarsely. Place in bowl of food processor with dried mint and process briefly to mince and blend together, or chop by hand until finely minced together.

  3. Step 3

    Blend chicken with rice. Add one whole egg and mix together well. If the mixture seems too liquid, add enough bread crumbs to give it a consistency that will hold together. Form chicken into small, walnut-sized balls or rissoles.

  4. Step 4

    In a small bowl, beat second whole egg with a tablespoon of water. Spread minced parsley on a plate. Dip rissoles in the egg wash and then roll in parsley to coat well.

  5. Step 5

    With stock at a gentle simmer, lower the coated rissoles into it and poach approximately 15 minutes. (Most of the parsley should adhere.) When done, transfer rissoles to a warm soup tureen. Keep stock hot, but just below boiling.

  6. Step 6

    Beat yogurt and 1 egg yolk together until thoroughly mixed. Continuing to stir, add hot stock, a ladleful at a time, until the mixture is quite warm. Over low heat, stir yogurt-egg mixture into the hot broth. Taste, and add salt and pepper if necessary. Let warm to serving temperature but do not boil. Pour over the chicken balls and serve immediately.

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Credits

from Suzy Benghiat's "Middle East Cooking," Harmony Books

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