Kharcho is a Georgian thick soup based onwhich are beef and rice, it is cooked with tomatoes and hot spices. There are several options for making Kharcho soup. We will tell you about the most basic recipes.
Beef soup with beef
Ingredients:
- 500 gr. beef meat, preferably pulp
- 100 gr. rice
- 3 pcs. onions
- 5 tomatoes
- 3-4 tbsp. spoons of tomato paste
- coriander, parsley, dill - to taste
- 1 teaspoon hops-suneli
- pepper, salt
Method of preparation:Wash the beef and cut into small pieces. Place the chopped meat in a saucepan, cover with cold water and cook until half-cooked. Finely chop the onion, then fry in a frying pan with vegetable oil. After the onion turns golden, add the tomato paste, stir and simmer for 5 minutes. Place the resulting frying in a separate saucepan. Remove the semi-cooked beef from the broth and place in a saucepan with the onion. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain the remaining broth and add to the meat and onion. Bring to a boil. Place the rice washed under cold water in the boiling broth. Cook until done. Add salt, pepper, and hops-suneli to taste. Chop the garlic and herbs and add to the finished beef kharcho soup. The recipe for kharcho soup is very popular and can be made not only from beef. Enjoy your meal!
Pork soup with ham
Ingredients:
- 500 gr. pork
- 100 gr. millet
- 3 pcs. onions
- cilantro pounded (seeds) - 0,5 tsp.
- cloves - 0,5 tsp.
- 1 teaspoon hops-suneli
- 3 cloves of garlic
- parsley, cilantro, dill - to taste
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons tkemali
- pepper, salt
Method of preparation:Finely chop the onion, put it in a saucepan and fry in vegetable oil. Wash the pork, cut it into small pieces, and then put it in a saucepan with the onion. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Then pour 3 liters of boiling water into the saucepan, let the soup boil, and then add the millet. 5 minutes before it is ready, add tkemali, clove seeds, coriander, pepper, salt, hops-suneli, and finely chopped greens to the kharcho. Let the ready pork kharcho soup steep. This kharcho soup recipe will appeal not only to adults, but also to children. Enjoy your meal!
Soup kharcho with lamb
Ingredients:
- 500 gr. lamb
- 1 carrot
- 3 pcs. onions
- 5-6 tomato
- 3 tbsp. spoons of rice
- 3 sweet Bulgarian peppers
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- pepper, salt
- bay leaves - if desired
Method of preparation:In a saucepan, add vegetable oil, fry finely chopped onions and carrots. Wash the lamb, dry it and cut into small pieces. Put the meat in a saucepan with onions and fry. Then add 3 liters of water to the saucepan, bring to a boil, add salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until the meat is half cooked, then add rice. Grind the pepper and tomatoes with a blender or meat grinder, then put them in the soup. Grind the garlic with a garlic press and add to the finished kharcho soup with lamb. Enjoy!
Chicken soup with chicken
Ingredients:
- 1 chicken
- 3 pcs. onions
- 5 tomatoes
- 2 tbsp. spoons of flour
- 350 gr. walnuts
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon hops-suneli
- 1 tsp cilantro seeds (ground)
- cilantro, saffron - to taste
- pepper, salt
Method of preparation:Wash the chicken, dry it and then cut it into small pieces. Put the chicken in a saucepan, pour 3 liters of cold water and put it on the fire. Cook until half-cooked. In another saucepan, with the addition of vegetable oil, fry finely chopped onions, and then add a piece of half-cooked chicken. Simmer the meat with the onion for 20 minutes, and then add the flour. Strain the chicken broth, and then add it to the saucepan with the chicken and bring to a boil. Rub the tomatoes through a sieve. Add the mashed tomatoes, chopped walnuts, pepper, cloves, hops-suneli, saffron, coriander seeds, chopped herbs, and salt to the soup. Let the chicken kharcho soup steep. Enjoy your meal! We recommend reading: