Lobio is one of the most popular traditional dishes of Georgian cuisine, (also in the Georgian language this word is a common name for the fruits of any kind of beans at any degree of maturity, including pomegranate). Lobio is popular not only in Georgia, but also in Russia (in the Caucasus and Transcaucasia). In addition to the main component (beans), ingredients such as garlic, onion, greens, pomegranate, nuts, various dry ground spices can be used in the preparation of lobio. Lobio can be served as a garnish for meat, as a separate dish with vegetables, mushrooms, various sauces and gravies.
Tell you how to make lobio from red beans in Georgian.
Preparing the beans is not a quick thing, besides, it is necessary to soak it for the night in cold water or at least an hour for 3-4 in boiling water.
Recipe lobio from red beans with nuts
Ingredients:
- red beans - 2 cups;
- walnut or hazelnut (pure nucleoli) - 1-3 / 4 cup;
- pomegranate - 0.5 pcs .;
- lemon - 0,5 pieces;
- honey natural - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- garlic - 5 denticles;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Caucasian spices (hops-suneli, for example);
- hot red pepper;
- salt;
- greens (parsley, basil, coriander).
Preparation
Prepared (that is, soaked at the right time and well-swollen beans) pour water and cook until ready. It is most convenient to use a cauldron or a saucepan. Decoction is drained, the beans lightly (only slightly) mnm thrash, but to the state of mashed potatoes do not lead, beans should be slightly crushed or broken into large parts.
We grind nuts with a knife or use modern kitchen devices. It is not necessary to bring the nuts to the state of the paste.
We connect nuts and beans. Add chopped greens and dried ground spices. We pour with oil and mix.
We prepare the sauce: mix honey with freshly squeezed pomegranate and lemon juice. Season with crushed or chopped garlic and hot red pepper.
You can immediately pour lobio sauce, and you can serve it in a separate bowl. It turned out an excellent healthy, protein-rich dish for lunch or dinner, also suitable for lean days.
To lobio from red beans, it's good to serve fresh fruits, vegetables, lavash, table wine or chacha.
Sometimes there is no time to tinker with the preparation of beans, but you need to quickly prepare some hearty food, for example, for dinner after a hard day. In this case it is not bad to cook lobio and chicken, you can approach it a little differently.
Lobio from canned red bean with chicken - recipe
Ingredients:
- red canned beans - 1 can;
- chicken meat without skin and bones - 300 g;
- onion - 1 pc .;
- Fresh greens;
- nuts (kernels) - 0,5 glasses;
- Adjika ready or ready tkemali sauce ;
- vegetable oil.
Preparation
We open the can of beans, drain the sauce, rinse with boiled cold water (in a canning sauce a lot
Beans slightly mnm tolkushkoj, we add chopped nuts and greens.
Peeled onions cut a quarter of the rings, and chicken meat - in short strips or small pieces. Meat with onions fry in a frying pan, reduce the heat and make it ready under the lid for another 20 minutes. You can splash a little light wine, cognac or water into the frying pan.
We connect cooked meat with beans, mix. Now you can add ready-made Georgian adzhika and / or tkemali sauce (or you can serve them separately).