Penelope Premium Duck
Lemon Soup with Duck Meat and Orzo

Lemon Soup with Duck Meat and Orzo

Soups
50 minutes
for 4 portions
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 2 duck breasts "Penelope"
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1.5 l chicken stock
  • 150 g orzo pasta
  • 100 g baby spinach
  • 100 g frozen peas
  • 3 eggs at room temperature
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • finely chopped celery leaves
  • salt and black pepper to taste

Prepraration:

  1. Leave the duck fillets to room temperature for 30 minutes. Pat dry with a paper towel and cut in half lengthwise.
     
  2. Heat the olive oil in a pot and fry the onion, carrot and celery with a little salt. Add the garlic, stir and cook for half a minute. Then add the meat, pour in the stock, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
     
  3. Remove the duck breast from the pot, remove the skin and cut the meat into cubes.
     
  4. Pour the orzo into the pot, stir and cook for 5-6 minutes.
     
  5. Beat the eggs and lemon juice, temper with some of the stock, then pour into the pot.
     
  6. Return the meat back to the pot, season with salt, pepper and add the peas and spinach. Cook for 3-4 minutes and remove from the heat.
     
  7. Serve the soup sprinkled with finely chopped celery leaves and black pepper.

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