Magiritsa (Greek Easter Lamb Offal Soup)

Name: Magiritsa (Greek Easter Lamb Offal Soup)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 500 g lamb liver, heart and lungs; 6 stalks spring onion; 200 g romaine lettuce; 1 bunch dill; 40 g butter; 3 pcs eggs; 2 pcs lemon; 80 g rice; to taste salt and pepper

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Prep30 min

Cook70 min

Total100 min

The iconic Greek Easter soup made from lamb offal, rice and fresh herbs with egg-lemon sauce – traditionally eaten at midnight after the Resurrection service.

Ingredients

Serves:6

500 g lamb liver, heart and lungs
6 stalks spring onion
200 g romaine lettuce
1 bunch dill
40 g butter
3 pcs eggs
2 pcs lemon
80 g rice
to taste salt and pepper

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence

438kcal · per serving

27.1g

Protein

25g

Carbs

26g

Fat

Recipe total: 2630 kcal · P 162.8g · C 150.2g · F 156.1g

Estimated from 8 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Clean and finely dice the offal.
2
Melt butter and sweat the spring onion 3 minutes.
3
Add offal and brown 5 minutes.
4
Cover with 1.5 l water, add rice and simmer 20 minutes.
5
Stir in shredded lettuce and dill.
6
Beat eggs with lemon juice, temper with hot broth and stir into the soup.
7
Serve immediately, just after midnight.

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