Soup kharcho

Georgian cuisine is proud of the recipe for this rich, spicy and aromatic dish. Prepare it yourself will not be difficult, in this you will be helped by the advice and recommendations given in our article.

Soup kharcho: classic recipe

This method of cooking most closely transmits the taste and smell of a real Georgian dish.

Prepare these products:

• beef - 300 g
• Round rice - 100 g
• prunes - 4-5 pieces.
• red pepper - 1 pod
• onions - 2 pcs.
• garlic - 2-3 cloves
• tomato sauce - 50 g
• water - 1,5 -1,7 l
• vegetable oil - 1-2 tbsp.
• salt
• cilantro
• seasonings: hops-suneli and clap

Varim Harcho:

1. Rinse the meat under the tap, cut into pieces and put it in metal utensils. Pour the meat 1,5-2 glasses of water, put on fire and cook for 10 minutes after boiling.
2. In a separate metal bowl, add finely chopped onions, coriander greens, tomato paste, spices, squeeze out the garlic, pour a couple of spoons of sunflower oil and put on a plate. Light the burner harder and boil the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
3. Combine the meat and tomato sauce. Add rice, prunes and a pepper pod into the pan, pour out the remaining water, salt to taste and cook the dish over an intense fire for 20 minutes.
4. Before serving, decorate the soup with herbs.

Harcho from chicken

Necessary ingredients:

• chicken breast - 1 pc.
• rice white round - 0,5 cups
• tkemali - 5 tablespoons
• tomato sauce - 2-3 tablespoons.
• bulb - 1 pc.
• garlic - 3 cloves
• salt
• hops-suneli
• black pepper powder
• Bay leaf
• parsley greens

Cooking method:

1. Wash chicken meat and put in a suitable container, pour water and bring to a boil. After the foam appears, remove it with a noisy and salt the broth.
2. Rinse the rice well, draining the water at least 6-7 times. Add it to the chicken 15 minutes after it boils.
3. Peel and grind the onion, pour into the pan to the other ingredients.
4. After 20 minutes, add to the dish tomato sauce, tkemali, bay leaf, seasoning, squeeze out the garlic.
5. Boil the soup for a few more minutes, after turning off the burner, pour the chopped parsley into a saucepan.

Beef soup with nuts

Grocery list:

• beef - 0,5 -0,6 kg
• rice - 150 g
• sauce of satsebeli or tkemali - 50 g
• onions - 2 pcs.
• garlic - 3 cloves
• walnut kernels - 100 g
• Cayenne pepper
• salt
• hops-suneli
• green coriander

Prepare the dish:

1. Fold the washed meat into a saucepan, pour water and cook the broth for 1.5 hours, remember to remove the foam and salt.
2. Add the sauce of takemali or satsebi in the water to slightly acidify the dish.
3. Peel and wash the onion, cut into half rings and put into soup. Cook it for another 20-30 minutes.
4. Rinse rice from the starch and pour into a saucepan, cook for 10 minutes.
5. In the meantime, grind and fry the kernels of the nuts, peel and slice the cloves of garlic, and then add them to the rest of the ingredients.
6. Put the condiments and red pepper into the soup, cook for another 10 minutes.

Helpful Tips

1. Despite the common opinion that soup kharcho should be very sharp, try not to overdo it with red pepper. This ingredient should be present in the dish in order to give it an aroma, rather than excessive gustiness.
2. Remember that coriander does not like everything. Therefore, when filing kharcho on the table, it is better to put a plate of chopped greens separately. Cilantro can also be successfully replaced with parsley.
3. To give more acidity, you can add crushed plum to the soup.
4. Temperamental Georgians prepare all their dishes with a soul. Follow this advice and your cooking will not leave anyone indifferent.