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Soup (classic recipe)

120 min4 serv.20 февр. 2026 г.

Description

When preparing harcho soup at home, you can enhance the dish by adding tomato paste or sauce. This is a very spicy dish that will definitely appeal to all lovers of pepper and garlic. Be sure to try this gem of Georgian cuisine at least once. Pour into bowls and serve.

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1

    Cut the meat into pieces and place it in a pot with three liters of water. Turn the heat to maximum and cover the pot with a lid. During boiling, be sure to remove the foam that forms. Add salt (approximately 3/4 tablespoon, without a heap).

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Step 2

    Add the peeled and chopped celery root, as well as parsley stems. Reduce the heat to the minimum and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Step 3

    Rinse the rice in cold water. Pour water over the clean rice and let it stand. After 15 minutes of broth cooking, remove the lid from the pot and take out the parsley stems. Cook for another 45 minutes.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Step 4

    Grind walnuts and onion separately in a blender. Blanch tomatoes with boiling water, let them sit for about 3 minutes, then peel and cut into small pieces.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Step 5

    Remove the seeds from half of a chili pepper. Chop the pepper itself into thin strips.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Step 6

    On a heated skillet with butter, sauté the onion until golden brown. Add tomatoes, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Then add chili pepper, tomato paste, salt, black ground pepper, and simmer everything for another 5 minutes (also covered).

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Step 7

    After an hour of boiling the broth, remove the meat from the pot. Add the pieces of beef to the pan with the vegetables. Stir and cook covered for another 5 minutes.

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Step 8

    Add the dressing to the broth. Bring to a boil under the lid. Then add rice and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

  9. 9

    Step 9

    Step 9

    Chop the parsley leaves and transfer them to a small container. Add the squeezed garlic and mash everything with a spoon.

  10. 10

    Step 10

    Step 10

    15 minutes of cooking have passed. Add fenugreek, bay leaf, crushed walnuts, and herbs with garlic to the pot. Turn off the heat and let the soup steep, covered, for 15 minutes.