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Avgolemono with Crab and Orzo

(recipe, Olivia Stewart)

Introduction

From Mix, Jan 2012

Ingredients

1. 6 cups chicken stock
2. ½ cup orzo
3. 6 large egg yolks
4. grated zest of 2 small lemons
5. juice of 2 small lemons
6. 3 oz. argula - about 2 cups, chopped
7. ¾ to 1 lb. crab meat (can also use chicken in place of crab)
8. salt and pepper to taste.

Steps

1. Bring broth to a boil and add orzo; simmer until tender
2. In mixing bowl, which egg yolks, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add in ½ c of hot stock then add mixture to pot of stock.
3. Add arugula and simmer for 3-4 minutes until it wilts
4. Add crab and cook for 1 minute until heated.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.