Beef Soup (Kharcho)

Name: Beef Soup (Kharcho)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
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 g arlic 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)

Beef Soup Kharcho (pronounced harcho), is a hearty beef soup in tomato broth with a wonderful blend of spices and plenty of fresh herbs.

⏱ 165 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 150min 📊 Hard 🍽 12 servings ⭐ 5.0 (175) 👁 10

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 per serving

Protein27g

Carbs11g

Fat11g

253kcal

27gProtein

11gCarbs

11gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$5450.00

Per Serving
$454.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$10900.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
beef stew meat	3 lb	$528.00
salt	3 tsp	$3.00
light olive oil	4 tbsp	$84.00
onion	1 medium	$50.00
celery ribs	2	$102.00
beef broth + 4 cup filtered water	4 cups	$126.00
can diced tomatoes	28 oz	$617.00
dry bay leaves	2	$3557.00
ground coriander seeds	1 tsp	$54.00
smoked paprika	1 tsp	$49.00
arlic cloves	2 g	$3.00
uncooked white rice	0.5 cup	$23.00
fresh lemon juice	2 tbsp	$20.00
fresh parsley	0.25 cup	$117.00
fresh dill	0.25 cup	$117.00