Kharcho Soup

Main Dishes | Georgian cuisine

⏳ Time

2 hours 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Kharcho Soup

Ingredients

Thick Beef Rib - 4 pieces
Rice - 3.5 oz
Onion - 1 head
Crushed Tomatoes in Their Own Juice - 1 can
Khmeli-suneli - 1 tablespoon
Tkemali (plum sauce) - 1 tablespoon
Walnuts - to taste
Garlic - 2 cloves
Cilantro - 3 tablespoons
Adjika - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Bay leaf - to taste
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Pour water over the ribs and boil the broth for 1.5 to 2 hours. Add salt to taste.

Step 2

Remove the meat, strain the broth, bring it to a boil, and add the rice. Adjust the amount of rice according to the size of the pot: the soup should be quite thick.

Step 3

In a skillet, sauté the finely chopped onion and tomatoes, then add khmeli-suneli, chopped walnuts, and tkemali. Combine the mixture with the soup and switch to low heat. Add bay leaf, pepper, and adjika. Before finishing cooking, return the finely chopped meat to the soup, add chopped garlic, and a handful of cilantro.