Lobio is one of the most popular dishes of Georgian cuisine. This is not surprising, because it is satisfying, healthy and economical. Its main ingredient is beans. By the way, “lobio” is beans, only in Georgian. Lobio has one drawback - its preparation takes a lot of time. However, lobio from canned beans is prepared quickly, although the taste is not inferior to this dish prepared according to traditional recipes.
Cooking features
Lobio from canned beans is so simple to prepare that it is difficult to spoil it. However, knowing some of the subtleties won’t hurt.
- When cooking, you should not mix canned beans with dry beans, as their cooking time varies greatly.
- Without onions, the beans will not even remotely resemble lobio; it is unacceptable to exclude it from the recipe.
- Herbs and spices have a strong influence on the taste of the finished dish. A distinctive feature of Georgian cuisine is the use of hot seasonings, aromatic herbs and herbs. If you don’t eat spicy food, you can choose a recipe without pepper, but be sure to use herbs and spices. It is better to give preference to cilantro, saffron, tarragon, and mint. If you don’t want to make a fragrant bouquet yourself, you can use the complex seasoning hop-suneli, but keep in mind that it contains pepper.
- Traditional lobio recipes include walnuts. Their use is desirable, but not required.
- Canned beans are quite salty, so there is no need to add salt when preparing lobio from them.
Lobio can be prepared from different types of canned beans, choosing the recipe that suits you best.
Important nuances
Lobio made from canned red beans is almost impossible to spoil, because it is very easy to prepare. The hostess just needs to take into account some nuances.
- Mixing dry and canned beans is not recommended as they require different amounts of cooking time.
- The presence of onions is a must, because without them the dish does not taste at all like real lobio.
- The taste characteristics of a dish largely depend on what set of spices is used for it. The main feature of Georgian cuisine is a large amount of herbs, spices and hot seasonings. Opponents of spicy food can opt for the lobio option made from canned beans without pepper. Beans, garlic and herbs are integral components. The most preferred are cilantro, basil, and mint. You can use the universal seasoning hops - suneli - instead. Please note that it contains hot pepper.
- Traditionally, walnut kernels are used to prepare lobio. However, this is not a mandatory component.
- Since canned beans already contain a large amount of salt, there is no need to add salt to the dish.
A simple recipe for lobio from canned beans
- canned red beans – 0.42 kg;
- tomato paste – 70 g;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- wine vinegar (3 percent) – 20 ml;
- onions – 100 g;
- ground coriander - a pinch;
- fresh cilantro – 50 g;
- vegetable oil – 20 ml;
- khmeli-suneli - to taste.
- Open a can of beans and place them in a saucepan along with the juice. Add tomato paste, stir. If you have canned beans in tomato juice, you do not need to add paste.
- Peel the garlic cloves, cut them and remove the central part. Finely chop the rest with a knife, place in a small container, and fill with vinegar.
- Tear the greens with your hands.
- Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, put the onion in it. Saute it until transparent.
- Place the herbs, garlic and onion in the pot with the beans. Add seasonings. Heat over low heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Canned bean lobio can also be served cold. However, even if you are going to serve the dish as a cold appetizer, it must first be heated and then cooled so that its taste is uniform and harmonious.
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Lobio of canned red beans with nuts
- red beans canned in their own juice – 0.42 kg;
- walnuts – 100 g;
- garlic – 4 cloves;
- cilantro – 50 g;
- tomato paste – 50 g;
- wine vinegar (3 percent) – 20 ml;
- onions – 0.2 kg;
- vegetable oil – 50 ml;
- hops-suneli, dried basil - to taste.
- Cut the onion into small cubes and fry in vegetable oil.
- Pour the contents of the can of beans (along with the liquid) into the pan with the onions. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Grind the nuts through a meat grinder.
- Finely chop the greens with a knife.
- Pass the garlic through a press.
- Mix garlic, tomato paste, nuts, herbs, seasonings. Add this mixture to the beans, stir, simmer for a couple more minutes.
- Add vinegar, stir and remove from heat.
Lobio made from canned red beans with nuts is a fairly satisfying dish. It does not require any additions, including meat.
