Walnuts are rich in protein, amino acids, vitamins C, P, K and E, carotene and alkaloids, as well as tannins, essential oils and salts of cobalt and iron. The inclusion of nuts in the diet improves memory, normalizes blood pressure for hypertension, strengthens the cardiovascular system. Nuts can be eaten in pure form, but can be used as one of the components of salads, snacks and hot dishes.
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Kharcho
Kharcho is a dish of Georgian cuisine. This is a delicious spicy soup, which is prepared mainly from lamb brisket, sometimes it is replaced with beef brisket or chicken. The classic Kharcho recipe contains walnuts that give the soup a special flavor. To make kharcho, you need to take the following products:
- 500 g of meat (lamb or beef brisket);
- 2 onions;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tbsp. l tomato puree or 100 g of fresh tomatoes;
- 100 g of walnut kernels;
- ½ cup rice;
- ½ cup sour plum tkemali.
- greens (cilantro, basil, parsley, dill);
- Bay leaf;
- pepper;
- salt.
Wash the meat, cut into small pieces, place in a saucepan, pour cold water, put on medium heat and cook, removing the resulting foam with a slotted spoon. After 1.5-2 hours, put peeled and finely chopped onions, washed rice, sour plums, salt, pepper in the broth and cook for another half hour.
Crush in a mortar, pouring warm broth, walnut kernels and garlic cloves. Lightly fry the tomato puree or fresh tomatoes in the fat removed from the broth, and 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking add the prepared ingredients to the kharcho: fried tomato, crushed walnuts and garlic. Season the soup with bay leaf. Before serving, sprinkle the kharcho with finely chopped greens of cilantro, parsley, basil or dill.