Friday 7 December 2018
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Wednesday 21 November 2018
Recipes - Hairy Bikers.
- Sausage, chicken and squash traybake recipe - BBC Food
...a flat, usually chewy cake which is baked in a tray, cut into small squares, and served as a biscuit.
- Lamb shanks and flageolet beans - Recipes - Hairy Bikers
*If you forget to soak your beans, try boiling them unsoaked for 5 minutes, then leave them to stand for an hour. That should give the same effect.
- Fennel orange salad with harissa dressing | Lucie Loves Food
Fennel orange salad with harissa dressing (adapted from Dave Myers and Si King’s The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight)
2 medium size fennel bulbs, trimmed, woody central core part removed and thinly sliced
2-3 oranges peeled (white parts out) and cut into 5cm chunks.
1/2 radicchio washed and thinly sliced (escarole or endive also will also works well)
About 20 roasted salted almost slightly crushed with a mortar
Handfull of raisins or sultanas (or a mix of both).
For the harissa dressing
1 tablespoon harissa
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 white wine vinegar
1 pinch ground coriander
3 tablespoons olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
- Orange, fennel & rocket salad recipe | BBC Good Food
1 fennel bulb
2 large oranges
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 big handfuls rocket
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- Red Lentil and Harissa Soup - Recipes - Hairy Bikers
Monday 19 November 2018
Sunday 11 November 2018
Thursday 1 November 2018
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Sunday 28 October 2018
Friday 26 October 2018
Homemade Ricotta Or Lor cheese
Ricotta cheese in Turkey is Lor cheese
4 LT Whole milk
3 lemon juice
1 tablespoon sea salt
Bring the milk almost simmer,add lemon juice and salt,stir gently to combine.Remove the milk from heat. Let the pot of milk sit undisturbed for 10 minutes.Strain the curds.Let the ricotta drain for 1 hours.
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh9iYPIgoMJ/?hl=en&taken-by=berguzar.erden
4 LT Whole milk
3 lemon juice
1 tablespoon sea salt
Bring the milk almost simmer,add lemon juice and salt,stir gently to combine.Remove the milk from heat. Let the pot of milk sit undisturbed for 10 minutes.Strain the curds.Let the ricotta drain for 1 hours.
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh9iYPIgoMJ/?hl=en&taken-by=berguzar.erden
Homemade Borek with Ricotta Cheese.
Savoury pie.
From #berguzar.erden.
I made this cheese borek the same day as the best before date of the milk , that I used to make the cheese it’s self.
For the dough:
500 gram Organic plain white bread flour
10 g dried active yeast
300ml Water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Heap up the flour, make a well in centre and pour in the water,yeast and sugar.Begin to mix,gradually incorporateing some of the flour around the edges, until you have a soft sticky dough.Leave until the dough begins to rise and bubble.Around 15 minutes.Then mix in the remaining flour,olive oil and salt,and kneed well.Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place to rise until it has double.
In the meantime,prepare for the topping:
670 gram ricotta cheese ( or 670 gram leftover cheese)
1 bunches Fresh parsley 1 bunches Fresh mint
Some fresh garlic
2 small onion
80 ml olive oil
1 tablespoon nigella seeds
1 tablespoon red flakes chilli pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt ( check your left over cheese salt)
Combine chopped parsley,onion,garlic,mint and cheese.
Add the olive oil,red pepper,black pepper,nigella seeds and salt,and kneed well.
Form into 9 large egg size.
Divide the dough into 9 pieces, roll out each dough a 2-3 mm thick oval shape.
Spread some of the filing over the top,leaving 1,5 cm around the edge uncovered.
Fold the edge inwards and twist each end into a point.
Bake in preheated oven 220°C for about 15-20 minutes.
*бурек - вид несладкой выпечки турецкого (по-видимому, анатолийского) происхождения, популярный в странах бывшей Османской империи и соседних с ними.
From #berguzar.erden.
I made this cheese borek the same day as the best before date of the milk , that I used to make the cheese it’s self.
For the dough:
500 gram Organic plain white bread flour
10 g dried active yeast
300ml Water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Heap up the flour, make a well in centre and pour in the water,yeast and sugar.Begin to mix,gradually incorporateing some of the flour around the edges, until you have a soft sticky dough.Leave until the dough begins to rise and bubble.Around 15 minutes.Then mix in the remaining flour,olive oil and salt,and kneed well.Cover with a damp cloth and put in a warm place to rise until it has double.
In the meantime,prepare for the topping:
670 gram ricotta cheese ( or 670 gram leftover cheese)
1 bunches Fresh parsley 1 bunches Fresh mint
Some fresh garlic
2 small onion
80 ml olive oil
1 tablespoon nigella seeds
1 tablespoon red flakes chilli pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt ( check your left over cheese salt)
Combine chopped parsley,onion,garlic,mint and cheese.
Add the olive oil,red pepper,black pepper,nigella seeds and salt,and kneed well.
Form into 9 large egg size.
Divide the dough into 9 pieces, roll out each dough a 2-3 mm thick oval shape.
Spread some of the filing over the top,leaving 1,5 cm around the edge uncovered.
Fold the edge inwards and twist each end into a point.
Bake in preheated oven 220°C for about 15-20 minutes.
*бурек - вид несладкой выпечки турецкого (по-видимому, анатолийского) происхождения, популярный в странах бывшей Османской империи и соседних с ними.
Super moist cake
Super moist cake with leftover levain from #astricus.ventus.
Many of you probably have a go-to carrot cake recipe.
But I will leave this recipe below, in case the photo is enticing you enough to try it
Yields : 1 (9 in) round cake
1 1/4c of flour ( I did, 3/4c AP & 1/2 cup WG spelt flour)
1/2c of sugar
1/2c of packed brown sugar
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of nutmeg, ground cardamom, ground ginger, & salt
1/2c of toasted chopped walnuts
1c or big handful of grated carrots
2 eggs
1c of sourdough starter
2/3c of vegetable oil
1/4c of plain yogurt
- 1/4c of almond milk /or milk, if using a stiff starter -
Cream cheese frosting :
1 package of cream cheese (8oz)
1/4c of softened butter
1c of icing sugar
1-2 drops of vanilla extract
1-2 tsp of almond milk if frosting is too thick -
Mix the dry and wet ingredients separate, and combine.
Bake in a 180C preheated oven for 40-45 mins, check with toothpick test.
Cream frosting ingredients together and spread over cooled cake.
You might have leftover frosting, enough for some cinnamon rolls
Your house will smell amazing.
Many of you probably have a go-to carrot cake recipe.
But I will leave this recipe below, in case the photo is enticing you enough to try it
Yields : 1 (9 in) round cake
1 1/4c of flour ( I did, 3/4c AP & 1/2 cup WG spelt flour)
1/2c of sugar
1/2c of packed brown sugar
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of nutmeg, ground cardamom, ground ginger, & salt
1/2c of toasted chopped walnuts
1c or big handful of grated carrots
2 eggs
1c of sourdough starter
2/3c of vegetable oil
1/4c of plain yogurt
- 1/4c of almond milk /or milk, if using a stiff starter -
Cream cheese frosting :
1 package of cream cheese (8oz)
1/4c of softened butter
1c of icing sugar
1-2 drops of vanilla extract
1-2 tsp of almond milk if frosting is too thick -
Mix the dry and wet ingredients separate, and combine.
Bake in a 180C preheated oven for 40-45 mins, check with toothpick test.
Cream frosting ingredients together and spread over cooled cake.
You might have leftover frosting, enough for some cinnamon rolls
Your house will smell amazing.
Friday 19 October 2018
Sweet roasted quince.
We've been tucking into quince cooked in honey and spices since the middle ages – try these, and it's easy to see why.
They're delicious served hot with good vanilla ice-cream.
Serves six.
18 cloves
3 quinces, unpeeled, halved and cored
Juice of ½ lemon
200ml port (or sweet red wine)
5 tbsp runny honey
3 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise (optional)
Heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
Press three cloves into the skin of each quince half, and place the fruit cut-side down in a roasting tin.
Whisk together 400ml water, the lemon juice, port and honey, and pour over the quinces.
Place the cinnamon sticks in the tray, along with the star anise, if using.
Bake for about an hour, until sticky and golden.
Now turn the quince right-side up and continue baking until very tender – about 15 minutes more.
Carefully remove the cloves from the skin.
Remove the pan from the oven and let the quince cool slightly.
If there is lots of liquid in the tin, strain it into a small pan and simmer to reduce to a thick syrup.
Put a quince half on each plate, spoon over some of the cooking juices (or syrup) and serve with ice-cream.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
They're delicious served hot with good vanilla ice-cream.
Serves six.
18 cloves
3 quinces, unpeeled, halved and cored
Juice of ½ lemon
200ml port (or sweet red wine)
5 tbsp runny honey
3 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise (optional)
Heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
Press three cloves into the skin of each quince half, and place the fruit cut-side down in a roasting tin.
Whisk together 400ml water, the lemon juice, port and honey, and pour over the quinces.
Place the cinnamon sticks in the tray, along with the star anise, if using.
Bake for about an hour, until sticky and golden.
Now turn the quince right-side up and continue baking until very tender – about 15 minutes more.
Carefully remove the cloves from the skin.
Remove the pan from the oven and let the quince cool slightly.
If there is lots of liquid in the tin, strain it into a small pan and simmer to reduce to a thick syrup.
Put a quince half on each plate, spoon over some of the cooking juices (or syrup) and serve with ice-cream.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
Sticky quince and ginger cake.
This makes a pretty, moist cake studded with poached quince and stem ginger.
Save any leftover poaching syrup – it will solidify into a jelly and is delicious spread on toast.
Makes one 23cm cake.
150g butter, softened, plus a little more for greasing
2 large-ish quinces (about 600g)
160g caster or vanilla sugar
160g runny honey
1 small thumb fresh ginger, peeled and finely diced
Juice of ½ lemon
250g plain flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking powder
Good pinch of salt
180g caster or vanilla sugar
3 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
100g creme fraiche
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 balls stem ginger in syrup, drained and chopped
For the topping
3 tbsp syrup from the ginger jar
3 tbsp quince poaching liquid
2 tbsp granulated sugar
Heat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3.
Grease a 23cm x 5cm round, spring-form cake tin, line the base and sides with baking parchment, and butter the parchment.
Peel, quarter and core the quinces.
Cut each quarter into 1cm slices.
Put the quince into a large saucepan with 600ml water, the sugar, honey, ginger and lemon juice.
Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the quince is very tender and has turned a deep, rosy amber colour – about an hour and a half.
Drain, reserving the liquor.
Leave the quince to cool, and in a small pan reduce the liquor until thick and syrupy.
Sift the flour, ground ginger, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Add the eggs and yolk one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix in a few tablespoons of the flour, the creme fraiche and vanilla, fold in the rest of the flour, then the poached quince and chopped ginger.
Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake for about an hour and a quarter (check after an hour – if the cake is browning too quickly, cover with foil), until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
While the cake is cooking, whisk together the ginger syrup and poaching syrup to make a glaze.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pierce the top a few times with a skewer and brush on the glaze, letting it trickle into the holes.
Sprinkle over the sugar and leave to cool in the tin for 20 minutes.
Remove from the tin and leave on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
Save any leftover poaching syrup – it will solidify into a jelly and is delicious spread on toast.
Makes one 23cm cake.
150g butter, softened, plus a little more for greasing
2 large-ish quinces (about 600g)
160g caster or vanilla sugar
160g runny honey
1 small thumb fresh ginger, peeled and finely diced
Juice of ½ lemon
250g plain flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp baking powder
Good pinch of salt
180g caster or vanilla sugar
3 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
100g creme fraiche
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 balls stem ginger in syrup, drained and chopped
For the topping
3 tbsp syrup from the ginger jar
3 tbsp quince poaching liquid
2 tbsp granulated sugar
Heat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3.
Grease a 23cm x 5cm round, spring-form cake tin, line the base and sides with baking parchment, and butter the parchment.
Peel, quarter and core the quinces.
Cut each quarter into 1cm slices.
Put the quince into a large saucepan with 600ml water, the sugar, honey, ginger and lemon juice.
Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the quince is very tender and has turned a deep, rosy amber colour – about an hour and a half.
Drain, reserving the liquor.
Leave the quince to cool, and in a small pan reduce the liquor until thick and syrupy.
Sift the flour, ground ginger, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Add the eggs and yolk one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix in a few tablespoons of the flour, the creme fraiche and vanilla, fold in the rest of the flour, then the poached quince and chopped ginger.
Spoon into the prepared tin and smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake for about an hour and a quarter (check after an hour – if the cake is browning too quickly, cover with foil), until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
While the cake is cooking, whisk together the ginger syrup and poaching syrup to make a glaze.
As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pierce the top a few times with a skewer and brush on the glaze, letting it trickle into the holes.
Sprinkle over the sugar and leave to cool in the tin for 20 minutes.
Remove from the tin and leave on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
Hot lamb and quince salad from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
The zingy sweetness of the quince goes beautifully with the rosy lamb.
If you like, add a handful of rocket and/or coriander leaves to the salad, but it's delicious just as it is.
Serves four as a starter, two as a main.
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
Zest of 1 orange
¼-½ tsp chilli flakes
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
500g lamb leg steak, butterflied (ask the butcher to do this for you), trimmed of excess fat
1 large quince, washed but unpeeled
2 tbsp runny honey
Juice of 1 lemon
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a small, dry frying pan over a medium heat, toast the coriander and cumin seeds until just fragrant – about a minute.
Grind roughly with a pestle and mortar, and combine in a bowl with the orange zest, chilli flakes and oil.
Add the lamb, rubbing the marinade well into the surface; cover and marinate for two to four hours, turning over once or twice.
Halve the quince lengthways, remove the core, then cut each half into four segments.
Put these into a small pan with the honey, lemon juice, rosemary and enough water just to cover.
Bring to a simmer, partially cover and poach gently until tender – depending on the size of the quince, about 30-45 minutes.
Remove from the poaching liquid with a slotted spoon and place in the marinade with the lamb.
Turn everything over with your hands so the quince slices are well coated.
Warm up a small griddle pan or frying pan over a high heat.
Fry the seasoned lamb steak for a couple of minutes a side, then leave on a warmed plate to rest for five minutes while you cook the quince.
Griddle or fry the quince segments on both sides until starting to caramelise.
Cut the lamb into thin slices and arrange on plates with the quince.
Deglaze the pan with some of the poaching liquid, then pour the pan juices over the meat and fruit, sprinkle on some flaky sea salt and serve immediately.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
If you like, add a handful of rocket and/or coriander leaves to the salad, but it's delicious just as it is.
Serves four as a starter, two as a main.
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
Zest of 1 orange
¼-½ tsp chilli flakes
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
500g lamb leg steak, butterflied (ask the butcher to do this for you), trimmed of excess fat
1 large quince, washed but unpeeled
2 tbsp runny honey
Juice of 1 lemon
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a small, dry frying pan over a medium heat, toast the coriander and cumin seeds until just fragrant – about a minute.
Grind roughly with a pestle and mortar, and combine in a bowl with the orange zest, chilli flakes and oil.
Add the lamb, rubbing the marinade well into the surface; cover and marinate for two to four hours, turning over once or twice.
Halve the quince lengthways, remove the core, then cut each half into four segments.
Put these into a small pan with the honey, lemon juice, rosemary and enough water just to cover.
Bring to a simmer, partially cover and poach gently until tender – depending on the size of the quince, about 30-45 minutes.
Remove from the poaching liquid with a slotted spoon and place in the marinade with the lamb.
Turn everything over with your hands so the quince slices are well coated.
Warm up a small griddle pan or frying pan over a high heat.
Fry the seasoned lamb steak for a couple of minutes a side, then leave on a warmed plate to rest for five minutes while you cook the quince.
Griddle or fry the quince segments on both sides until starting to caramelise.
Cut the lamb into thin slices and arrange on plates with the quince.
Deglaze the pan with some of the poaching liquid, then pour the pan juices over the meat and fruit, sprinkle on some flaky sea salt and serve immediately.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian
Lamb and quince tagine.
Traditionally the meat for tagines is not browned (Moroccans would no doubt frown on this) but I think it gives the dish a better flavour and appearance.
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 90 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 55 minutes 60 minutes 55 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
half tsp Cumin seeds
half tsp Coriander seeds
100g Unsalted butter
4 Lamb shanks
1 tsp Ground ginger
half tsp Cayenne pepper
3 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 Large onions, roughly chopped
400ml Lamb stock
half Cinnamon stick
4 tbsp Clear honey
20g Fresh coriander leaves, coarsely chopped
1 Quince, peeled, quartered and cored
1 Lemon, juice and 2 strips of rind
half tsp Saffron, dissolved in 2 tbsp boiling water
Method
Grind the cumin and coriander together.
Heat 75g butter in a large casserole and brown the lamb on all sides.
Remove the meat and set aside.
Add all the spices (except the saffron), and the garlic and onions; cook for 2 minutes.
Season and add the stock.
Add 2 tbsp honey and about a third of the coriander.
Bring to the boil, return the lamb to the casserole, then turn down to a simmer.
Cover and cook over a low heat for 1.5 hours until meltingly tender.
Meanwhile, put the quince in a small saucepan and cover with water.
Add the lemon rind, juice and the remaining honey.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15–20 minutes until tender.
When the lamb is cooked, remove the shanks and cinnamon stick and keep warm.
Add about 4 tbsp of the quince poaching liquid, the saffron and its water.
Bring to the boil and reduce to a thickish sauce. Taste and season.
Slice the quince and heat the remaining butter in a frying pan.
Sauté the quince slices until golden.
Return the lamb to the casserole and heat everything through.
Gently stir in the remaining coriander and add the quince.
Serve immediately with couscous or bread.
Drinks recommendation
The Corker recommends- The rich exoticism of a Spanish blend melds seamlessly with the complex spicing and sweetness of such a subtle tagine.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian: Hot lamb and quince salad.
- Lamb and quince tagine
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 90 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 55 minutes 60 minutes 55 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
half tsp Cumin seeds
half tsp Coriander seeds
100g Unsalted butter
4 Lamb shanks
1 tsp Ground ginger
half tsp Cayenne pepper
3 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 Large onions, roughly chopped
400ml Lamb stock
half Cinnamon stick
4 tbsp Clear honey
20g Fresh coriander leaves, coarsely chopped
1 Quince, peeled, quartered and cored
1 Lemon, juice and 2 strips of rind
half tsp Saffron, dissolved in 2 tbsp boiling water
Method
Grind the cumin and coriander together.
Heat 75g butter in a large casserole and brown the lamb on all sides.
Remove the meat and set aside.
Add all the spices (except the saffron), and the garlic and onions; cook for 2 minutes.
Season and add the stock.
Add 2 tbsp honey and about a third of the coriander.
Bring to the boil, return the lamb to the casserole, then turn down to a simmer.
Cover and cook over a low heat for 1.5 hours until meltingly tender.
Meanwhile, put the quince in a small saucepan and cover with water.
Add the lemon rind, juice and the remaining honey.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15–20 minutes until tender.
When the lamb is cooked, remove the shanks and cinnamon stick and keep warm.
Add about 4 tbsp of the quince poaching liquid, the saffron and its water.
Bring to the boil and reduce to a thickish sauce. Taste and season.
Slice the quince and heat the remaining butter in a frying pan.
Sauté the quince slices until golden.
Return the lamb to the casserole and heat everything through.
Gently stir in the remaining coriander and add the quince.
Serve immediately with couscous or bread.
Drinks recommendation
The Corker recommends- The rich exoticism of a Spanish blend melds seamlessly with the complex spicing and sweetness of such a subtle tagine.
- Quince recipes | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Life and style | The Guardian: Hot lamb and quince salad.
- Lamb and quince tagine
Monday 15 October 2018
The Pauper's Cookbook.
Before culinary queen Delia Smith and star homemaker Kirstie Allsopp there was Jocasta Innes, a domestic goddess pioneer who taught the world that a great deal of imagination can make a little budget go surprisingly far in the kitchen and all around the home.
‘43 years after it was first published, The Pauper's Cookbook should still have a place in every modern kitchen’
Jocasta Innes. Cookery writer, interior designer. May 21, 1934 - April 20, 2013. Aged 78.
- At Jocasta Innes’ House | Spitalfields Life
- So Long, Sir Richard MacCormac | Spitalfields Life
- The Pauper's Cookbook: Amazon.co.uk: Jocasta Innes: 9780711235618: Books
‘43 years after it was first published, The Pauper's Cookbook should still have a place in every modern kitchen’
Jocasta Innes. Cookery writer, interior designer. May 21, 1934 - April 20, 2013. Aged 78.
- At Jocasta Innes’ House | Spitalfields Life
- So Long, Sir Richard MacCormac | Spitalfields Life
- The Pauper's Cookbook: Amazon.co.uk: Jocasta Innes: 9780711235618: Books
Kharcho - Caucasian mutton soup.
Mutton lamb or beef brisket.
Lamb which should be cut into small pieces.
We warm the thick thick-bottomed pan and throw mutton into it without any butter, i.e. dry.
“Dry” stewing is generally one of the characteristic methods of Georgian cuisine, often applied to chicken.
The meat should browned for about 15 minutes, after which finely chopped onion is poured into the pan and stewed with the lamb for another 15 minutes.
The ratio of meat and onion is 1:1.
After stewing onions to an intense smell, boiling water is poured into the pan (2:1 to the total weight of meat and onions) and cooked over low heat for about an hour.
An hour later, rice is poured — about half a cup into 2 liters of water — they are stirred and boiled for another 20 minutes.
Garlic is pounded with salt and stinging chilli pepper, black pepper is crushed separately - 8-10 peas, cumin and coriander - in a dessert spoon, finely cut a large bunch of Coriander and put everything in the kharcho 2–3 minutes until ready, then add half a cup of tkemali (Georgian sour plum sauce made of cherry plums) or a quarter cup of red wine vinegar or dried plums.
So:
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, melt the butter and brown the lamb cubes on all sides.
Add the chopped onion, tomato paste and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes, adding more butter, if necessary.
Add the water or stock and 1 teaspoon optional salt.
Bring to a boil, skimming any foam that rises to the surface, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 1 1/2 hours.
Add dried plums and rinsed and drained rice.
Return to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
If soup becomes too thick, add more stock or water.
Serve in heated bowls and garnish with chopped dill, if desired.
- Beef Soup (Kharcho) Recipe - NatashasKitchen.com
- Kharcho - Wikipedia
- The 10 Dishes That Will Make You Fall in Love With Georgian Food | Serious Eats
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