Simple Homemade Beef and Rice Soup (Kharcho)

ByMarina Rizhkov Posted onAugust 7, 2024May 5, 2023 Updated onMay 5, 2023

Beef and Rice Soup Kharcho is a delicious recipe, perfect for winter days! Make this tasty soup loaded with benefits when you’re sick or just craving a bowl of goodness.

It’s impossible to replace the comfort and love that a bowl of soup provides. This simple and homemade Beef and Rice Kharcho is a classic soup that I enjoyed throughout my childhood. Now, I make it for my family.

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Why is this soup so good?

Beef provides the body with protein, rich and ready to support movement. It keeps us fueled throughout the day. Fiber-rich potatoes and rice provide our body with starches, important for our digestive function.

The best benefit that soup provides is healing when we’re sick. I love soups, especially when I’m not feeling well. With rich ingredients and a delicious, flavorful broth, soup is irresistible.

Enjoy this amazing and delicious Kharcho Soup, straight out of my own kitchen. Have a perfect bowl of love!

Key Ingredients:

kharcho ingredients- garlic, butter, pepper, tomato paste, salt, parsley, potatoes, rice, onion, beef, and water.

Beef is rich in protein and benefits for our body. It’s a great meat to have when we need an extra boost.

Potatoes are starchy and fill us up, perfectly complementing the rest of the ingredients.

Rice may not be common in soups, but in this soup it provides a great source of carbohydrates.

Onion adds flavor to the beef while sautéing and is loaded with vitamins that support our immune systems.

Tomato paste adds a rich flavor to the beef as it’s cooking. It adds a unique depth to dishes.

Garlic has amazing anti-inflammatory benefits.

Along with those ingredients, you’ll need olive oil, salt, pepper, and parsley (for garnish).

Some, if not most of these ingredients, are simple ingredients that you might already have on hand.

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

How to Make a Simple Kharcho Soup

Step 1: Prepare the pot

Fill up a medium size pot with water.

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Step 2: Add beef and cook

Place cubed beef in the pot and a tablespoon of salt. Cook for 1 hour over medium-low heat.

Step 3: Cook potatoes and rice

Take meat out. Add potatoes and rice to the pot and cook until the potatoes are soft.

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Step 4: Sauté onion

In a skillet, heat up 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and add in the onion. Sauté until onion is almost transparent.

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Step 5: Add meat and sauté

Add cooked meat to the onions. Continue sautéing for another minute.

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Step 6: Add garlic and tomato paste

Add in garlic and stir in a tablespoon of tomato paste. Sauté everything together for two minutes. Add to the pot.

Step 7: Boil and season

Bring everything to a boil, then add pepper to taste.

Step 8: Garnish

Sprinkle with parsley and serve!

Enjoying protein-filled beef recipes? Here are some more great options:

This Easy Mongolian Beef with Simple Mixed Vegetables is a delicious lunch or dinner bowl.
A Classic Pilaf Recipe with Beef gives your body protein and fiber-rich rice all at once!
I grew up enjoying this Beef Stroganoff recipe. Make this dish from my home kitchen!

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Marina Rizhkov

I’m Marina, a Mother, Culinary Nutrition Expert, and Blogger. I am so glad you took the time to stop by and treat yourself to some of my recipes. My goal is to give you the knowledge and courage to get out of your comfort cooking zone and cook from scratch! You’ll find a bunch of pictures, nutritional information, and step-by-step instructions to help you achieve tasty homemade meals.