Chicken with Avgolemono Sauce

Chicken with Avgolemono Sauce

Pan-browned chicken breasts gently cooked in broth and served with a silky Greek egg-lemon sauce.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Pat the chicken dry. Season it with ⅝ tsp (4 gr) of salt and all of the black pepper.

    Ingredients used: 4.0 gr Fine Salt, 1.0 gr Ground Black Pepper

    Cookware: plate

  2. Step 2

    Heat the olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and brown it for about 3 minutes per side, then transfer it to a plate.

    Timer: 6 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 4.0 piece Chicken Breast, 15.0 ml Olive Oil

    Cookware: plate, skillet, tongs

  3. Step 3

    Add the onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat until softened.

    Timer: 4 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 150.0 gr Yellow Onion

    Cookware: skillet

  4. Step 4

    Add the garlic and stir until fragrant.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 6.0 gr Garlic

    Cookware: skillet

  5. Step 5

    Pour in the chicken stock and scrape up the browned residue. Return the chicken to the skillet, cover, and simmer over low heat until its thickest part reaches 74°C.

    Timer: 14 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 720.0 ml Chicken Stock

    Cookware: instant-read thermometer, skillet, tongs

  6. Step 6

    Transfer the cooked chicken to a clean plate. Remove the skillet from the heat and uncover it.

    Cookware: plate, skillet, tongs

  7. Step 7

    Whisk the eggs, lemon juice, and remaining ⅜ tsp (2 gr) of salt in the mixing bowl until smooth.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Egg, 2.0 gr Fine Salt, 60.0 ml Lemon Juice

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  8. Step 8

    While whisking continuously, slowly ladle about 240 ml of the hot cooking broth into the egg mixture.

    Timer: 2 min (fixed)

    Cookware: ladle, mixing bowl, skillet, whisk

  9. Step 9

    Whisk the tempered mixture into the skillet. Cook over low heat, stirring continuously, until the sauce lightly thickens and reaches 71°C.

    Timer: 3 min (fixed)

    Cookware: instant-read thermometer, skillet, whisk

  10. Step 10

    Return the chicken to the skillet and turn it in the sauce over low heat until warmed through.

    Timer: 2 min (fixed)

    Cookware: skillet, tongs

  11. Step 11

    Transfer the chicken to serving plates, spoon over the avgolemono sauce, and finish with the parsley.

    Ingredients used: 15.0 gr Flat-Leaf Parsley

    Cookware: ladle, tongs

Nutrition (Estimated)