Entrée · Season 18

Chicken Ball Avgolemono Soup

Name: Chicken Ball Avgolemono Soup
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; Reserved chicken wings and neck; 1 white onion, roughly chopped; 1.5 litres chicken stock; 500ml water; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 carrot diced; 1 tsp whole black peppercorns; 2 bay leaves; 10 parsley stems; roughly 485g Reserved chicken mince; 1 small white onion, grated; 1 large carrot, peeled and grated; ½ cup panko crumb; ¼ cup finely chopped dill; ¼ cup finely chopped parsley; 1 lemon, zested; ¼ cup short grain rice; 1 egg; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Reserved Chicken Skin; table salt, to season; 2 eggs; 2 large lemons, juiced; 1 large lemon, zested; ½ tsp table salt; cracked black pepper, to taste

Lydia Kamperos

Contestant · 06 May 2026

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Serves

Components

Ingredients

Season

Ingredients

Chicken

1whole chicken

Chicken Stock

Reserved chicken wings and neck

1white onion, roughly chopped

1.5 litreschicken stock

500mlwater

3 clovesgarlic, peeled

1carrot diced

1 tspwhole black peppercorns

2bay leaves

10parsley stems

Chicken Balls (makes 18-20)

roughly 485gReserved chicken mince

1small white onion, grated

1large carrot, peeled and grated

½ cuppanko crumb

¼ cupfinely chopped dill

¼ cupfinely chopped parsley

1lemon, zested

¼ cupshort grain rice

1egg

1 tspdried oregano

½ tspsalt

½ tspblack pepper

1 tbspextra virgin olive oil

Crispy Chicken Skin

Reserved Chicken Skin

table salt, to season

Avgolemono Sauce

2eggs

2large lemons, juiced

1large lemon, zested

½ tsptable salt

cracked black pepper, to taste

Garnish

1 tbspolive oil

150ghaloumi, sliced

1 tbspfinely chopped dill

extra virgin olive oil

freshly ground black pepper

Method

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Tagged

ChickenLemonEggPanko CrumbsDinner

Recipe by Lydia Kamperos, Season 18. Originally published by Network 10 on 06 May 2026.

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