Name: Kharcho Soup with Tushenka
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 jar Gold Tushenka beef (500g); 100g long-grain rice; 50g walnuts; 3 tbsp tkemali plum sauce; 2 onions; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp khmeli-suneli spice mix; Bunch of fresh cilantro; 1.5 liters water; Salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients

1 jar Gold Tushenka beef (500g)
100g long-grain rice
50g walnuts
3 tbsp tkemali plum sauce
2 onions
3 cloves garlic
1 tbsp khmeli-suneli spice mix
Bunch of fresh cilantro
1.5 liters water
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Finely chop onions and sauté in a pot for 5 minutes. Add Gold Tushenka beef and stir.
Add water and bring to a boil. Add rinsed rice.
Crush walnuts in a blender or mortar to a paste-like consistency.
After 15 minutes of cooking, add walnut paste, tkemali, and khmeli-suneli. Cook another 15 minutes.
Add minced garlic and cilantro, season with salt and pepper. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.

Tips

Kharcho should be thick, somewhere between a soup and a stew. Add more rice if too thin. Walnuts give a velvety texture. Serve with lavash bread.

Kharcho Soup with Tushenka

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