Lobio is a delicious Georgian bean dish. There are a lot of options for its preparation, since it is done differently in every region of Georgia. The basic recipe for red bean lobio in Georgian is quite simple and does not require special knowledge in the field of cooking. It is enough to follow the instructions given in the recipe.

Red Bean Lobio - A Classic Georgian Recipe

The most important thing is to find the right beans. It should be red and have a soft, delicate shell. If it is old, it is necessary to soak it for at least 4-5 hours or better for the whole night, so that it is more tasty and cooked faster. Fresh beans can be cooked immediately, without preliminary soaking.

So, for 600 g of beans, you need the following ingredients:

  • medium-sized onions - 4 pcs.;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • salt to taste;
  • vegetable oil;
  • balsamic vinegar;
  • laurel - 3-4 leaves;
  • cilantro - 1 bunch.

Separately, it must be said about seasonings. The basic list of spices consists of coriander, savory, uchi-suneli and hot red and black peppers familiar to us.

As a rule, the original recipes serve a slightly overestimated quantity, so people who are not used to eating spicy foods need to add spices carefully. Oriental seasonings can be bought at the market from spices dealers by weight.

Cooking:

  1. Pour the beans with water. Add laurel, salt and cook until soft. It takes a few hours.
  2. A quarter hour before the end of cooking, remove the beans from the heat. Drain the excess broth, and crush the beans with a crush. If the mass turns out to be rather dry, then a little broth should be added to it. Put on fire for languishing.
  3. Cut the onion into small cubes and sauté.
  4. Grind greens and divide into 2 parts.
  5. Grind the spices in the mortar along with one part of the crushed cilantro.
  6. Add seasonings with onions and vinegar to the general container and mix. Cook over low heat for 6-7 minutes.

Serve by decorating with chopped cilantro. By tradition, this dish is served in special clay pots.

Cooking from canned beans

If the house has a couple of cans of canned beans, then no one will remain hungry. From this simple product you can quickly cook a delicious snack. This method is good in that it saves a lot of time that is required for cooking beans.

On a half-liter can of preservation you will need such products:

  • large onion;
  • tomato paste - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - to taste;
  • wine vinegar and vegetable oil.

From seasonings, prepare coriander, dry and fresh cilantro, suneli hops.

Cooking:

  1. Put the contents of the jar in a pan. Add tomato paste.
  2. Chop the garlic and add vinegar. Chop greens.
  3. Cut the onion into rings and fry.
  4. Stir all the ingredients, season. Simmer on low heat for no more than 10 minutes.

Such beans can be eaten both hot and cold. In cold form it is eaten as an appetizer, in hot - as a main course.

Red Bean Lobio in a slow cooker

In a slow cooker, all dishes are prepared easily and simply, with minimal involvement of the cook.

At 2 tbsp. red bean you need to take:

  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • tomato - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic - 4 cloves;
  • salt.

From greens, it is better to take cilantro and parsley, for spiciness and piquancy - a little crushed chili.

Cooking Lobio in a slow cooker:

  1. Soak the beans directly in the device. Pour with new water and turn on the "Extinguishing" mode for 1.5-2 hours, depending on size. No salt needed.
  2. Grind onions, garlic and tomatoes.
  3. In a pan, stew the onions with ½ amount of garlic. When fried, add the tomatoes.
  4. Transfer the mixture of vegetables to the slow cooker one hour before the end of cooking. Stew to the end.
  5. Add fresh herbs, pepper and garlic residue.

The consistency of this dish is similar to a thick soup, so it is better to serve it in deep plates.

With meat in pots in the oven

The dish turns out to be surprisingly satisfying, tasty and aromatic. On 1 tbsp. Beans need to take 1 onion, carrot and bell pepper.

Of the remaining ingredients:

  • meat - 300 g;
  • tomato paste - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • flour - 1 tbsp. l .;
  • sugar - ½ tbsp. l .;
  • salt and spices to taste.

Cilantro is a must. It is she who gives the finished dish a delicious aroma.

Cooking:

  1. Arrange pre-soaked beans in pots. Since legumes tend to increase during cooking, it is enough to fill the pots to half. Pour in water, cover with lids and put in the oven for 40 minutes.
  2. Grind vegetables and fry in a pan. Add flour and tomato paste diluted with water. Add salt, sugar, spices and simmer for no more than 7 minutes.
  3. Cut the meat into slices and fry.
  4. Put meat and sauce in pots. Put back for 40 minutes.

The dish will be completely ready when the beans are soft. It remains to chop the herbs and garlic and sprinkle the finished dish with this mixture.

Red Bean Lobio for the Winter

If you have time, you can make delicious preparations for the winter.

At 3 tbsp. beans will need:

  • 1 kg of carrots and pepper;
  • tomatoes - 2 kg;
  • sunflower oil - 1 tbsp .;
  • sugar - 10 tbsp. l .;
  • salt - 2.5 tbsp. l .;
  • vinegar - 75 ml.

Cooking:

  1. Boil the beans.
  2. Grind carrots on a coarse grater, skip the tomatoes through a meat grinder, chop the pepper into strips.
  3. Ready beans, sugar with salt and butter are added to the vegetable mixture.
  4. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. At the end pour vinegar.

Arrange the hot mass in banks and roll up.

With tomato paste

If you have a can of canned beans and tomatoes in your refrigerator, then you urgently need to cook Georgian red bean lobio with tomato paste in Georgian.

On 1 can of beans and tomato paste you need to take:

  • large onion;
  • sweet pepper - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic - 1 clove;
  • salt, spices and herbs - at your discretion.

Cooking:

  1. Fry chopped onions. Add pepper, julienne and garlic, passed through a press.
  2. Pour in tomato paste and add beans.
  3. Season to taste and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Add chopped greens at the end.

Red Lobio Adjara

The recipe is for 6 servings.

Required Products:

  • beans - 400 g;
  • garlic - 3 cloves;
  • pepper and salt to taste;
  • greens - a bunch.

For minced meat you will need 2 medium-sized onions, 2 handfuls of walnuts, garlic and herbs.

Cooking:

  1. Boil the beans. Salt only at the end of cooking and wait until it cools. The broth does not need to be drained.
  2. Grind onions, nuts, garlic and herbs.
  3. Combine all ingredients and mix.

The recipe is simple and time-saving.

According to the Georgian recipe with chicken

The main ingredients of this dish are 1 tbsp. Beans and 2 chicken fillets. Vegetables will require onions, carrots, peppers and a couple of cloves of garlic.

Other products:

  • adjika - 3 tbsp. l .;
  • cilantro - ½ bunch;
  • salt and pepper to taste.

Red bean lobio with chicken is very satisfying.

Cooking:

  1. Boil the beans until cooked.
  2. Cut the fillet into pieces and fry. Add pre-chopped vegetables. Cook for 7 minutes.
  3. Add beans and adjika. Season with crushed garlic and chopped herbs. Salt and pepper to taste.

Simmer everything on low heat for no more than 10 minutes.

Red Bean Lobio with Walnut

In this recipe for 1 tbsp. beans need to take 1/3 tbsp. nuts.

Of the remaining ingredients, you will need:

  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • garlic - 3 cloves;
  • wine vinegar - 2 tbsp. l .;
  • spices and cilantro.

Cooking:

  1. Boil the beans. Do not pour out the liquid, but leave in a separate bowl.
  2. Crush nuts.
  3. Grind garlic with spices, pour vinegar, add nuts and ½ amount of broth. Stir until smooth.
  4. Chop and fry the onion. Add the nut paste, a little later beans and the rest of the broth. Season to taste.

Sprinkle the finished dish with chopped herbs.

Having tried several recipes, you can choose the one that you like the most.

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