Magiritsa I

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== Description ==
Magiritsa is the soup that Greeks break their 40 days fasting with after the midnight liturgy on Easter Saturday. Serves 6 persons! 
== Ingredients ==
* a lamb's liver, heart, lights and intestines
* juice of 3 lemons
* salt
* 6 spring onions, trimmed, rinsed and finely sliced
* 25 g butter
* 2 cos lettuces, trimmed, shredded and rinsed carefully (use only their young leaves and hearts)
* about a teacupful of fresh dill or fennel, rinsed and finely chopped, or parsley
* 1.2 litres hot water
* salt and black pepper
* 60 g rice
=== Avgolemono Sauce ===
* 2 eggs
* juice of 2 lemons
== Directions ==
# Rinse all the meat.
# Turn the intestines inside out with the help of a thin stick and rinse them thoroughly.
# Rub them with salt and lemon juice and rinse them again.
# Cube them into small portions.
# In a large saucepan, sauté the onions in the butter, until they start to change colour.
# Add the chopped intestines, liver, lights and heart, fry together for a few minutes, stirring.
# Add the shredded lettuces and all the fresh herbs and sauté for a few more minutes.
# Add the hot water, and seasoning, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
# Then add the rice and cook for a further 10 minutes.
# Remove from the heat and let it stand for 10 minutes, before proceeding with the avgolemono sauce.
# Add the avgolemono sauce to the soup, stirring.
# Return to a very gentle heat for 2 minutes, stirring at the same time.
# It should be by now a quite a thick soup.
Category:Greek Soups
Category:Lemon Recipes
Category:Egg Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes
Category:Lamb Recipes
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Category:Easter Soups