Kharcho soup with barley

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Appetizing and delicious kharcho soup with barley is not a classic recipe that came from Georgia. Traditional kharcho is cooked with rice, but if the necessary ingredients are not at hand, then there is always the opportunity to change the classic ingredients of the dish. As a result of such culinary experiments, a surprisingly tasty, rich and nutritious dish is obtained, which has the famous spicy-sour taste of classic kharcho.

Each region of Georgia has its own traditional recipe for kharcho with barley or rice. The dish cannot be imagined without such components as beef, walnuts, tkemali sauce. Unfortunately, not all stores have the opportunity to purchase tkemali, so housewives have to experiment with ingredients, choosing those components that are currently available.

Selection of components

If translatedname, kharcho soup with pearl barley is the first course on beef broth. This type of meat will be the classic ingredients, but if necessary, it can be replaced with chicken. Chicken meat also goes well with the aromas of spices and vegetables. For cooking, it is recommended to use the fillet parts of the carcass, where the meat is softer.

Specific dressing for kharcho soup with barley - tkemali sauce. This Georgian seasoning gives the first course a sour taste. The product is made from garlic, mint and plum. If the sauce could not be found, then it can be replaced with high-quality tomato paste or just fresh tomatoes. In addition, vinegar or lemon juice will not be out of place in the dish.

List of required ingredients

To prepare a delicious first course, we will use the classic kharcho recipe with pearl barley. For cooking, you will need the following products:

• 320g beef;
• three potatoes;
• 160g pearl barley;
• one bulb;
• three or four cloves of garlic;
• one tablespoon (table) tkemali sauce or tomato paste;
• sunflower oil;
• adjika;
• s alt;
• parsley;
• ground pepper;
• cilantro.

If desired, carrots, cucumbers, celery and other vegetable components can be added to barley kharcho.

Description of the processcooking

The meat must be washed well and then cut into small pieces. Pour ice water into the pan, where we send the meat cubes. We put on fire. Waiting for it to boil. We remove the first foam from the broth, cover the pan with a lid. Do not forget to periodically remove the foam, if it appears. Cook the meat until tender over low heat.

While the preparation of beef broth for kharcho soup with barley is in progress, we are working on vegetables. Remove the skin from the garlic, grind it with a crusher. Peel potatoes, cut into cubes. Peel the onion and cut into medium-sized slices. Pearl barley must be washed well. Then it is added to the soup along with potatoes. Cook for 15 minutes.

Refill

While the main ingredients are cooking, let's prepare the tomato-vegetable mixture. Heat oil (sunflower or butter) in a small frying pan. Fry chopped garlic and onions on it. When the vegetables get a delicious golden crust, you can add a tablespoon of tomato paste or classic tkemali sauce. The resulting mixture must be simmered for 7-12 minutes.

Trying potatoes. If the vegetables in the soup are cooked, then add the vegetable mixture with tomato paste to the pan. We mix. Cook until fully cooked. After cooking, do not rush to pour the soup into bowls. He needs to let stand for about 30-40 minutes. This is also necessary in order for the pearl barley to fully cook and reveal all itstaste properties. Add dry or fresh herbs, s alt to taste, spices and sour cream to the finished soup.

Tips

In order for pearl barley to cook quickly (simultaneously with other ingredients), it must first be soaked for a couple of hours in cold water. This process will not only allow the cereal to cook faster, but also improve its taste. The kharcho soup recipe can be changed at your discretion, if culinary fantasy requires it. Some housewives prepare a dish with lamb or pork. Others prefer dill, basil, mint, coriander, hot peppers, or parsley instead of cilantro. It happens that housewives use ready-made spices.

One of the most popular seasonings for spicy kharcho soup is suneli hops. This fragrant collection contains most of the ingredients listed above and is a favorite among Georgian housewives.