World Flavors Cookbook

Kharcho (Beef and Walnut Soup)

Name: Kharcho (Beef and Walnut Soup)
Cook time: 90 min
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: 1 kg beef brisket; 1/2 cup rice; 1/2 cup walnuts, ground; 2 onions; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 piece tklapi (dried plum leather) or 2 tbsp tkemali sauce; Large bunch of cilantro; Khmeli suneli spice

A thick, spicy beef soup with rice, walnuts, and a signature sour base from dried plum tklapi.

Cuisine: Georgia

Ingredients

1 kg beef brisket
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup walnuts, ground
2 onions
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 piece tklapi (dried plum leather) or 2 tbsp tkemali sauce
Large bunch of cilantro
Khmeli suneli spice

Instructions

1. Boil the beef until tender. 2. Add rice and simmer until soft. 3. Sauté onions and garlic with tomato paste. 4. Add the sautéed mixture and the ground walnuts to the pot. 5. Add the souring agent (tklapi or tkemali). 6. Simmer for 10 minutes. 7. Stir in lots of fresh cilantro and spices. 8. Serve hot.