Soup Harcho (Kharcho)
National Georgian soup with beef and rice. Optionally add cherry plum puree and chopped English walnut to taste.
Ingredients
- meat (beef, but can prepare with lamb, pork, chicken, goose) 1 lb.
- potato, peeled and chopped 3 pcs.
- washed and drained rice 1⁄2 cup
- crushed garlic 2 cloves
- finely chopped onion 1 pcs.
- tomatoes 2 pcs.
- tomato sauce 3 tbsp.
- cilantro 1 tbsp.
- sugar, optionally 1 pinch
- khmeli suneli and other spices 1 tsp.
- black pepper and salt, to taste
- chopped parsley or dill for garnish 3 tbsp.
- oil 2 tbsp.
Directions
- Rinse meat and then boil in a saucepan about 30 minutes. Remove meat, cool and then cut into the medium chunks. Put chopped meat, chopped potatoes, washed and drained rice into the saucepan.
- Fry over medium heat chopped onion with oil about 3-5 minutes until brown stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, cilantro, crushed garlic, sugar, salt, khmeli-suneli and other spices. Fry a couple of minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add fried vegetables into the saucepan. Mix well. Boil the soup until soft potatoes. Serve hot garnished with greens. Enjoy your meal!!!
