How to cook a rich and hearty soup kharcho: a classic recipe

A classic recipe in the Georgian soup harcho prescribes to put rice, tkemali, spices, spices and steamed beef. But today even in a historical homeland, cookery dishes allow the use of other types of meat, such as pork, lamb or chicken.

Harcho: recipe classic step-by-step with photo (with beef)

Soup, cooked in this way, turns out to be especially satisfying and fragrant because for the broth take the beef brisket, and not the scapula or the back part.

Necessary ingredients:

• beef (brisket) - 1 kg
• fresh tomatoes - 3 pcs
• water - 3 l
• lemon - ½ pcs
• onion - 3 pieces
• rice - 150 g
• tkemali sauce - 3 tbsp
• bay leaf - 4 pieces
• garlic - 6 teeth
• Butter - 80 g
• salt
• greenery
• black pepper
• hops-suneli

Step-by-step instruction

1. Beef is divided into portions, folded into a saucepan, poured with water and boil over low heat for half an hour. Do not allow the liquid to boil and shoot foam regularly.

2. Peel onion, chop into cubes and save on butter until golden. Add tkemali, stir, pour over 2 minutes and shift to meat.

3. Tomatoes to release from the skin, finely cut, combine with chopped herbs, passed through the press with garlic, spices and lemon juice.

4. Rinse rice and pour into broth. Salt, pepper, put a bay leaf, cover with a lid and cook over moderate heat for 20 minutes.

5. Add the tomato-garlic mixture and hops-suneli. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer for another 10 minutes.

6. Remove the kharch from the stove, allow it to steep for 15-20 minutes, cover with greens and serve to the table.

Harcho: classic step-by-step recipe with photo in the multivark

The preparation of soup kharcho in a multivarker will take about 2 hours. Meat can be taken by anyone, focusing solely on their own preferences.

Necessary ingredients:

• meat - 600 g
• Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs
• carrots - 1 pc
• rice - 1 item
• water - 3 l
• garlic - 5 teeth
• onion - 2 pieces
• potatoes - 3 pieces
• tomatoes - 2 pcs
• vegetable oil - 50 ml
• greens - bunch
• bay leaves - 3 pcs
• salt
• pepper

Step-by-step instruction

1. In the multivariate bowl, pour the oil, put the meat, divided into pieces, and process it in the "Baking" mode for 25 minutes.
2. Onions, Bulgarian peppers and tomatoes finely chopped, grate the carrots, add to meat and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
3. Rinse rice, chop the potatoes into cubes, pour into the multivark, salt, pepper, season with spices and pour boiled water.
4. Set the mode "Stew", cover and cook for about 1.5 hours.
5. Ready soup kharcho decorate with greens, add bay leaf and put on heating for 2-3 minutes.
6. Before serving, put a little chopped garlic in each plate.

Harcho: classic step-by-step recipe with a photo of pork

Pork soup turns thick, fat and high in calories. With this dish you need to serve fresh vegetables and plain, unskilled bread.

Necessary ingredients:

• pork - 700 g
• rice - ½ item
• potatoes - 3 pieces
• tomatoes - 4 pcs
• onion - 2 pieces
• garlic - 1 head
• tomato paste - 2 tsp
• vegetable oil - 50 g
• water 2.5 liters
• hops-suneli
• hot peppers
• greenery
• salt

Step-by-step instruction

1. Cut the pieces of meat into a saucepan, pour cold water and bring to a boil. Form the foam to remove the noise. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and boil for 40 minutes.
2. Cut the onions and potatoes with small cubes.
3. Rinse the rice and pour it into the broth. Add onions and potatoes, continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes.
4. Tomatoes grate on a large grater, put in a frying pan and put out with sunflower oil for 6-8 minutes. Then send it to the soup.
5. Salt, pepper, season with spices, add chopped greens and the garlic passed through the press. Cover the soup with a lid and remove from heat. Leave to stand for 10-15 minutes and serve to the table.

Harcho: recipe classic step-by-step with a photo with lamb

The mutton soup has a very bright, rich taste and an amazing, delicate aroma. Spicy, unobtrusive sourness is given to the tomato and tkemali sauce.

Necessary ingredients:

• lamb - 600 g
• water 4 l
• onions - 3 pcs.
• round rice - 300 g
• mutton fat - 150 g
• tomato - 120 g
• garlic - 6 teeth
• tkemali - 120 g
• bay leaf - 4 pieces
• red sweet pepper - 2 pcs
• margarine - 1 с.л.
• hops-suneli
• salt

Step-by-step instruction

1. Breast the chop into slices, pour water and leave to cook over low heat. After 30-40 minutes, remove the meat and drain the liquid.
2. Finely chop onion and save on mutton fat.
3. In a separate frying pan, melt the margarine and lightly fry the tomato paste.
4. Finely chop the sweet pepper, garlic through the press, rice rinse under running water.
5. Pour off the broth to boil, add lamb, rice, onion into it and boil for another 30 minutes.
6. Add pepper, tomato, tkemali, salt, spices, bay leaf and dried herbs. Hold the grub on fire for another 10-15 minutes, turn it off and leave a little to stand.
7. Ready soup to fill with fresh herbs and serve to the table.

Harcho: recipe classic with chicken

Chicken soup with chicken fillet is characterized by lower fat content, delicate flavor and delicate, exquisite aroma.

Necessary ingredients:

• chicken - 1 \ 2 kg
• rice - 200 g
• carrots - 2 pieces
• tomato paste - 3 tbsp
• garlic - 4 prongs
• vegetable oil - 4 tbsp
• spices - 2 tsp
• green onions - 100 g
• salt
• pepper ground
• greenery

Step-by-step instruction

1. Cut the fillet into pieces, put together in a pan with rice and bring to a boil. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and boil for 20 minutes.
2. Carrots cut into slices, fry in oil and combine with soup.
3. Sparse the grated garlic, tomato paste and chopped green onion in a frying pan. After 5 minutes, pour ½ cup of broth and cook for 5-7 minutes. Then shift the frying pan into a pan with chicken and rice.
4. Continue to cook the soup-hurcho for another 10 minutes, then add salt, pepper, season with spices, remove from heat.
5. Insist 15 minutes, pour on plates and serve, sprinkled with fresh herbs.

How to cook soup kharcho: video instruction from a professional

Chef Knorr Konstantin Oganezov shares his secrets on how to cook soup kharcho correctly. The recipe is classic and includes traditional ingredients for dishes. However, the famous culinary expert advises not to boil beef separately, but immediately together with tomatoes, arguing that in this version the meat acquires a light piquant taste.