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Authentic Georgian Kharcho Soup

A famous Georgian dish with a refined aroma! This is a wonderful recipe for a hearty, fragrant beef soup made the traditional Georgian way—one that's sure to win people over and pleasantly surprise them with its terrific flavor!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 27 % 4 g
Fats 47 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 27 % 4 g
82 kcal
GI: 50 / 50 / 0

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    To make this original, fragrant kharcho meat soup, gather the ingredients and spices you'll need.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Cut 600 grams (about 1 1/3 lb) of beef brisket into serving-size pieces.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Drop the cut-up meat into a pot of boiling water.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Add half an onion and a quarter of the carrot to the pot, cover it, and bring the broth to a boil.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Once the broth comes to a boil, skim off the foam, add the black peppercorns, cover the pot, lower the heat, and continue cooking the meat.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Rinse 90 grams (about 1/2 cup) of rice very well and soak it for 30 minutes.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Pour 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a deep skillet and heat it over the stove.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Take two fairly large onions and slice them into thin half-moons.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Add the sliced onion to the hot skillet and fry it over high heat until translucent.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Lightly toast 100 grams (about 1 cup) of walnuts and grind them into fine crumbs.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Add the ground walnuts to the skillet with the fried onion.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12

    Add half a teaspoon of coriander and one tablespoon of khmeli-suneli to the skillet.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13

    Add 70 grams (about 1/4 cup) of tkemali sauce to the skillet.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14

    Also add one teaspoon each of two kinds of adjika to the skillet.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15

    Stir all the added ingredients together thoroughly and simmer this seasoning mixture for about four minutes.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16

    Add two tablespoons of tomato paste to the skillet and pour in two ladles of the broth.

  17. Step 17:

    Step 17

    Stir everything in the skillet well, cover it, and simmer the seasoning mixture for another two minutes.

  18. Step 18:

    Step 18

    After 40 minutes, remove the onion and carrot from the broth.

  19. Step 19:

    Step 19

    Add the rice to the pot, cover it, and cook for about ten minutes.

  20. Step 20:

    Step 20

    After ten minutes, season the pot with salt to taste, stir in the seasoning mixture from the skillet, and mix.

  21. Step 21:

    Step 21

    Bring the soup to a boil, then lower the heat and add two bay leaves and two tablespoons of dried herbs to the pot.

  22. Step 22:

    Step 22

    Ladle the finished, fragrant kharcho soup into bowls, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve.

  23. Step 23:

    Step 23

    Let's cook together—simply, at home—making the most delicious dishes from everyday ingredients with our recipes! Enjoy, everyone!

  • Love rich, meaty dishes? Try this original soup—unlike any other—a real kharcho, the way generous, hospitable Georgians make it! Its refined aroma alone whets the appetite, and after the very first spoonful you realize this dish was dreamed up by a true food lover who knows good, wholesome cooking. Savor it and enjoy every bite! Want to see exactly how it's made? Check out my detailed video recipe!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369  kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106  kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109  kcal/100g
  • Rice - 344  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Walnuts - 650  kcal/100g
  • Black Walnut English Walnut - 628  kcal/100g
  • Black Persian Walnut - 651  kcal/100g
  • Walnut oil - 925  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Black pepper peas - 255  kcal/100g
  • Hop-suneli - 417  kcal/100g
  • Adjika - 59  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41  kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41  kcal/100g
  • Ground coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Tkemali - 418  kcal/100g
  • Beef fillet (steak) - 189  kcal/100g
  • Beef fillet (roast beef) - 381  kcal/100g

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