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Classic Beef Kharcho with Rice

A thick, rich soup for true food lovers! Kharcho is a hearty soup that comes to us from Georgia. The classic recipe has been changed over time, and people make it all sorts of ways. But nothing compares to real Georgian kharcho, so I suggest making it the proper way: with tkemali and walnuts, and specifically with beef. (Tkemali is a Georgian sour plum sauce; khmeli-suneli is a Georgian spice blend.)

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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 33 % 12 g
Fats 36 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 31 % 11 g
206 kcal
GI: 45 / 55 / 0
  • Make a "strong" broth: wash the beef, cover with water (1.5 liters / about 6 cups), and boil until fully cooked, about 2 hours. Then take the meat off the bone, cut it into small pieces, and return it to the broth.
  • At this point, stir the tkemali into the broth. Peel the onion and carrot; cut the carrot into cubes and the onion into strips. Bring the soup to a boil, add the carrot, cook for 10 minutes, then add the onion and cook for 25–30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, work on the walnuts: grind them in a mortar. And the garlic: peel it and press it (you can also grate it or crush it in a mortar).
  • Add the rinsed rice to the soup and cook for exactly 10 minutes, then stir in the garlic-walnut paste. Cook the kharcho for another 15 minutes, then add the spices: khmeli-suneli, coriander, and ground black pepper. Don't forget the salt! Keep the soup over very low heat the whole time, since it's thick and can scorch.
  • Rinse the herbs (parsley, dill, and cilantro), chop them finely, stir them into the kharcho, keep it on the heat for another minute or two, then take it off.
  • Be sure to let the kharcho rest for at least 5–10 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

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

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Melted beef fat - 871  kcal/100g
  • Fat beef - 171  kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158  kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217  kcal/100g
  • Beef - okovalok - 380  kcal/100g
  • Beef - lean roast - 200  kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137  kcal/100g
  • Beef - ribs - 233  kcal/100g
  • Beef - ham - 104  kcal/100g
  • Beef - tail - 184  kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269  kcal/100g
  • Beef corned beef - 216  kcal/100g
  • 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
  • Fortified boiled white 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
  • Fig - 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
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Hops-suneli - 417  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Coriander greens - 25  kcal/100g
  • Ground coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Tkemali - 418  kcal/100g

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