Cold War Recipes: USSR (Kharcho)

There is a type of beef soup that was a form of cuisine in Soviet Georgia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic Ingredients: 2 lbs beef  2 medium-sized onions (well chopped) 4 oz of rice (uncooked, rinsed in water) 2 large tomatoes (peeled & pureed with a blender) 2 Tbsp Tkemali sauce or vinegar 8 twigs fresh parsley (2 whole, 6 chopped) 8 twigs fresh cilantro (2 whole, 6 chopped) 1 Tbsp khmeli-tsuneli spice mix  2 cloves garlic (pressed) 2 red hot chili peppers Salt  Black pepper Instructions: Cut beef into pieces, place in a large boiling pot. 8-10 cups of water and boil. Simmer on low head for 1.5 to 2 hours till meat is tender. Add rinsed rice, onions, 2 twigs of parsley and 2 twigs of cilantro. Simmer for another 20 more minutes. Add chopped parsley, chopped cilantro, garlic, hot chili peppers, spice mix, Tkemali sauce/vinegar, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook for another 15 minutes. Nutrition: Calories: 358 kcal Carbohydrates: 15g  Protein: 21g  Fat: 22g  Saturated_Fat: 8g   Cholesterol: 80mg  Sodium: 83mg  Potassium: 571mg  Fiber: 1g  Sugar: 3g  Vitamin A: 895IU  Vitamin C: 15.5mg  Calcium: 41mg  Iron: 2.6mg