Kharcho soup with chicken classic

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook classic kharcho soup with chicken? Prepare your food. Any part of the chicken is suitable for the soup; I cooked it from breast fillet. Wash the meat and cut into medium-sized pieces. Peel the onion. Cut off the top layer of the celery root, then cut into pieces.

2. STEP 2

   

   Cover the chicken with clean cold water, add a whole onion and 50 g of celery root. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and skim off any foam that forms. Then reduce the heat and simmer the broth until the meat is cooked, from 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the part and quantity of chicken.

3. STEP 3

   

   Then remove the meat and vegetables from the broth and strain the broth itself. Throw away the vegetables.

4. STEP 4

   

   Remove bones from the chicken (if any) and cut the meat into pieces.

5. STEP 5

   

   Cut the remaining celery root into cubes.

6. STEP 6

   

   Saute the celery in a small amount of broth in a frying pan for 5 minutes. Add cornmeal. Stir. Transfer the resulting mass to a cooking pot.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add chicken meat. Fry everything together, stirring, over low heat for about 6 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Pour broth over meat and celery. Simmer the soup over low heat for 15 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Prepare the dressing. Grind the spices (pepper, cloves, coriander peas) in a mortar or blender. Wash the cilantro, dry and finely chop.

10. STEP 10

    

    Grind the walnuts in a blender.

11. STEP 11

    

    Peel the garlic and pass through a press.

12. STEP 12

    

    Fry the nuts and garlic in a dry frying pan for 1 minute.

13. STEP 13

    

    Add tkemali to the nuts.

14. STEP 14

    

    Pour in 3 tbsp. l. broth, stir.

15. STEP 15

    

    Add cilantro.

16. STEP 16

    

    And a mixture of spices. Simmer the dressing for 3 minutes, stirring.

17. STEP 17

    

    Add the dressing to the soup and stir.

18. STEP 18

    

    Simmer the soup over low heat for another 5 minutes.

19. STEP 19

    

    Then let the soup brew under the lid for 5-7 minutes and pour into plates. Serve to the table. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

OlgaDo

08.09.2023

4.8

Those who like it can try cooking chicken kharcho with tomatoes and walnuts.