Kharcho with nuts and prunes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Lamb lovers will like this recipe, it turns out very tasty! Once upon a time I found this recipe on the Internet, and since then I’ve been preparing it this way. If you don't like lamb, make it with beef. I did both, but with lamb it turns out tastier and more aromatic. Well, at least for me...)))

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat, do not remove any films, you can remove the fat. Fry the pieces of meat in a hot dry frying pan. Don't add oil! If you have a “sticky” frying pan, fry the trimmed fat in it first, and then the meat. If this is not the case, then add a drop of oil, but just a little.

3. STEP 3

   

   As soon as the aroma comes out of the meat, remove from the pan and place in a soup pot. Do not wash the pan, we will need it later. Pour boiling water over the meat in the pan and over low heat. Collect the foam as it appears, add bay leaves, peppercorns (20-30 peas) and cook for 2-3 hours. Cook until fully cooked so that the meat is falling apart!

4. STEP 4

   

   Chop the tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, chili peppers and prunes. Grind the nuts with a blender. Try to use walnuts. I had almonds. It turns out tasty too, but there is no “walnut” flavor.

5. STEP 5

   

   In the frying pan where the meat was fried, fry the onion. Add bell pepper and chili. Then add tomatoes. When everything is stewed, go through it with a blender to get a homogeneous mass. In a separate bowl, cook the rice until tender. If you like it thicker, cook 150 grams. rice I cook it thicker, my husband likes it that way. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water.

6. STEP 6

   

   When the meat is cooked, add chopped prunes. You can add tkemali instead of prunes, but it is advisable that it be homemade and not store-bought. You should not add prunes and tkemali together, it will turn out very sour. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Add blended fry, cooked rice, nuts and 1 tbsp. khmeli-suneli. Turn up the heat and let it simmer for 3-5 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   When the soup boils, turn off the heat. If you have an electric stove, remove from the stove. After 20 minutes, grate the garlic on a fine grater and add to the pan. Do not add garlic to boiling soup! There won't be that aroma!

8. STEP 8

   

   Let the soup sit for an hour. Don’t eat right away, if you have the patience, of course.))) Be sure to sprinkle with herbs and preferably cilantro! Bon appetit! P.S. The photo shows my husband’s plate, but he doesn’t eat cilantro and flavors all his soups with sour cream...