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Georgian Harcho

180 min4 serv.20 февр. 2026 г.

Description

The recipe won't take much time. Harcho soup, like borscht, varies from one cook to another. But there are basic ingredients without which the soup cannot be called harcho. It's cooked with beef, must include tklapi—a paste made from pureed cherry plums, which can be substituted with tkemali sauce—and the third essential ingredient is walnuts. As for spices, I don't even need to mention that khmeli-suneli and plenty of fresh herbs are also mandatory. Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    We wash the meat and cut it into large pieces. We peel the celery, horseradish root, parsnip, onion, and carrot.

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    Step 2

    Step 2

    Transfer the meat to a large (5-liter) pot. Pour in water to cover the meat. When it comes to a boil, discard the broth, add fresh water, and put in the vegetables. When it boils again, skim off the foam and add bay leaf, black peppercorns, allspice, cloves, and a little salt. Simmer for about 1.5 to 2 hours.

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    Step 3

    Step 3

    When the beef is almost ready, you can proceed to the next steps. Peel the nuts, then crush them in a mortar.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4

    Pour boiling broth over saffron and cover; let it sit for about 10 minutes. If you're lucky enough to have found tklapi, tear it into pieces and also pour hot broth over it.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5

    Rinse the rice thoroughly. Strain the broth, place the meat on a plate, and discard the vegetables and spices. Add the meat, rice, and chili pepper to the boiling broth. Be careful not to overcook the pepper, otherwise the soup will be extremely spicy.

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    Step 6

    Step 6

    Peel and finely chop the remaining onion. Sauté it in a pan with vegetable oil until lightly golden. Then transfer it to the pot with the soup.

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    Step 7

    Step 7

    Toast the nuts in a dry skillet, then add them to the soup.

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    Step 8

    Step 8

    Add tkemali and soaked saffron, along with khmeli-suneli, to the soup.

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    Step 9

    Step 9

    Peel the garlic, chop the herbs, and grind everything together with salt. Add to the soup when the rice is cooked.

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    Step 10

    Step 10

    Let the soup simmer for a few minutes, then adjust the taste by adding lemon juice, salt, and sugar.

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    Step 11

    Step 11

    And here the harcho soup is ready.