Chikhitma

Description
Georgian mutton soup

Ingredients

 * 500 g mutton
 * 2 onions
 * 1 tbsp flour
 * 1 tbsp butter
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 tsp saffron
 * 2 tbsp grape vinegar
 * kindza (the leaves of coriander)
 * salt, pepper

Directions

 * 1) Wash the mutton in cold water.
 * 2) Cut so as to have 3 or 4 pieces per plate.
 * 3) Bring to a boil and skim.
 * 4) Remove the mutton when tender; strain the stock through a cheesecloth.
 * 5) Chop the onion, saute in butter, sprinkle with flour and brown.
 * 6) Return the mutton to the stock, thicken with browned flour and onion.
 * 7) Add saffron, salt and pepper to taste.
 * 8) Bring to a ball.
 * 9) Separately boil the light grape vinegar, add it to the soup, bring to a boil again and remove from heat.
 * 10) Beat the egg yolks, combine with a little of stock and then stir into the soup; heat but do not bring to the boiling point otherwise the yolk will curdle.
 * 11) Sprinkle with kindza and serve immediately.
 * 12) Chicken maybe substituted for mutton.