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Beef Soup (Kharcho)
Beef Soup Kharcho (pronounced harcho), is a hearty beef soup in tomato broth with a wonderful blend of spices and plenty of fresh herbs.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 12 cups of soup
Calories: 253 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Russian
Ingredients
- 3 lb beef stew meat
- 3 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp light olive oil or any cooking oil, divided
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 celery ribs finely chopped
- 4 cups beef broth + 4 cup filtered water
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 dry bay leaves
- 1 tsp ground coriander seeds
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 garlic cloves pressed
- 1/2 cup uncooked white rice I used Jasmine
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice from 1 medium lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped, plus more to serve
- 1/4 cup fresh dill chopped, plus more to serve
Instructions
- Sprinkle meat with 3 tsp salt and stir. Heat dutch oven or soup pot over medium/high heat and add 2 Tbsp oil. Once oil is hot, add beef in 2 batches, sautéing until browned on all sides. Remove from pot and set aside. Don't worry about cooking it through.
- Add chopped onion and celery with more oil as needed. Saute 5 min until softened.
- Add canned tomatoes with their juice, 4 cups broth, 4 cups water, 2 bay leaves and browned beef. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until beef is tender.
- Add 1/2 cup white rice, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 pressed garlic cloves, 1 tsp coriander, 1 tsp paprika. Cover and simmer 20 min or until rice is tender.
- Remove from heat and add 1/4 cup parsley and 1/4 cup dill then cover and let sit off heat another 10 min before serving. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with more fresh herbs as desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
253kcal
(13%)
Carbs
11g
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
1045mg
(44%)
Potassium
612mg
(17%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
370IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
60mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cups of soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 253kcal | 13% |
| Carbs | 11g | |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 1045mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 612mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 370IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.