Kharcho

// Ingredients

• Beef brisket — 700 g
• Rice — 100 g
• Onions — 3
• Tkemali plum sauce or tklapi — 4 tbsp
• Tomato paste — 2 tbsp
• Walnuts — 80 g
• Garlic — 4 cloves
• Khmeli-suneli — 1 tsp
• Utskho-suneli — 1 tsp
• Coriander — a bunch
• Red pepper, salt

// Method

1. 01Cover the meat with 2.5 litres of cold water, bring to the boil, skim and simmer for an hour and a half.
2. 02Fry the finely chopped onions until soft, add the tomato paste and warm through.
3. 03Take out the meat, cut it into pieces and return it to the broth with the rinsed rice and the onions.
4. 04After 10 minutes add the tkemali, crushed walnuts, spices and salt.
5. 05Simmer for 10 more minutes, then stir in the chopped garlic and coriander.
6. 06Take off the heat and leave covered for 10 minutes.