Hearty Georgian Kharcho Soup with Walnuts & Tkemali

An incredibly simple recipe for the popular Kharcho soup! Nourishing and very simple! Rich kharcho soup for a large company! Today I’ll tell you how to cook KHARCHO — a rich and very aromatic Georgian soup. Knowing these principles of cooking kharcho, even a beginner can handle it!
cook time: 1h 30 min
Ethan Rowley
Hearty Georgian Kharcho Soup with Walnuts & Tkemali

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

275
Calories
18g
Fat
14g
Carbs
11g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 4 clove
Cilantro, coriander 10 g
Rice (Rice can be anything (the main thing is not short grain), I took ruby) 1 cup
Walnuts 200 g
Bay leaf 2 pc
Carrot 1 pc
Bulb onions 1 pc
Lemons 1 pc
Tkemali Sauce 1 cup
Hot pepper 1 pc
Khmeli-suneli 100 g
Allspice 1 pc
cinnamon stick 1 pc
Beef brisket 800 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
1. Since the basis of the dish is meat broth, first you need to cook it. Everything is according to the classical scheme. For a variety of taste, you can add celery root and parsley. If this is not the case, then you can simply limit yourself to onions and carrots.

Step 2

Step 2
2.Remove onions and carrots from the cooked broth.

Step 3

Step 3
3.Remove the meat from the bones.

Step 4

Step 4
4. Cut the meat into pieces.

Step 5

Step 5
5. We send the meat back to the broth, put it on heat, and in the meantime wash the rice.

Step 6

Step 6
6. You need to rinse the rice thoroughly, it is better to let it stand.

Step 7

Step 7
7.Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.

Step 8

Step 8
8.Cut the onion into small half rings.

Step 9

Step 9
9. Grind the walnuts.

Step 10

Step 10
10.Fry the carrots in sunflower oil.

Step 11

Step 11
11. Add rice, bay leaf and cinnamon to the boiling broth.

Step 12

Step 12
12.Add onions, suneli hops and tkemali to the carrots.

Step 13

Step 13
13.Pour a ladle of broth into the mixture.

Step 14

Step 14
14.Simmer and stir.

Step 15

Step 15
15. Meanwhile, the rice has reached half-cookedness, add nuts and frying to the broth. Mix everything and continue to bring out the taste.

Step 16

Step 16
16.If the sourness is not enough, you can add lemon. Be sure to add greens to our broth: cilantro and parsley. Add a third of hot pepper and salt.

Step 17

Step 17
17. We do control testing of rice. Add garlic to the broth, turn off the stove, remove it from the work stove and let the broth brew (about 20 minutes).

Step 18

Step 18
18.Done! Serve with sour cream or homemade heavy cream!

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