Slow Cooker Georgian Bean Lobio

For lovers of Georgian cuisine. Spicy and delicious! One of my favorite Georgian dishes is lobio. But I donʼt like to cook beans. It takes a long time to cook and you need to monitor the amount of water. Now I cook this dish in a slow cooker. I don’t stand at the stove, I do other things while the miracle pot cooks.
cook time: 3h 30 min
Hazel Farrow
Slow Cooker Georgian Bean Lobio

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

310
Calories
9g
Fat
34g
Carbs
16g
Protein

Ingredients (10 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 6 clove
Salt to taste
Sugar (no slide) 1 tsp
Ground coriander 1 tsp
Walnuts (ground, optional, for serving) 100 g
Bay leaf 1 pc
Tomato paste 100 g
Bulb onions (big head) 1 pc
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Greenery (medium size, cilantro + parsley) 1 g
Khmeli-suneli 1 tsp
Beans (multi-glasses. beans — dry, red or speckled.) 4 cup
Ground red pepper 0.5 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make lobio in a slow cooker? Start by soaking the beans overnight. Rinse it and fill it with boiling water. Please note that beans swell and increase in size. To do this, take a deep bowl (volume 1.5 — 2 liters.)

Step 2

Step 2
In the morning, drain the remaining water in the bowl and rinse the beans.

Step 3

Step 3
Finely chop a large onion.

Step 4

Step 4
In the "Frying" mode, fry the onion in vegetable oil (1 — 2 tbsp) until golden brown.

Step 5

Step 5
Pour the beans into the multicooker bowl and add water to 1 cm above the beans. Place bay leaf. It is more correct to remove the fried onions from the bowl first, but I cook the beans along with them.

Step 6

Step 6
Close the lid and set the “Soup/Stew” program for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Before the end of this time, chop 6 cloves of garlic, not very finely, and a bunch of greens (cilantro + parsley). Take tomato paste (100 g). I donʼt use tomato paste. In the summer I can can ground tomatoes. For this dish I take 250 ml of tomato puree.

Step 8

Step 8
When the program ends, add garlic, herbs, and tomato (paste or puree) to the beans. If the fried onion was removed before cooking the beans, now you need to add it too. Add spices, except red pepper, salt (1 tsp is enough for me), sugar, mix. Close the lid, again in the same mode, set the time to 1 hour.

Step 9

Step 9
After an hour, check the readiness of the beans. It should be soft and boiled. If there is a lot of liquid in the bowl, remove the valve on the multicooker lid and cook in the “Bake” mode for 20-30 minutes. You can evaporate the liquid with the lid open in the "Frying" mode. Be sure to make sure it doesnʼt burn and stir occasionally. At the end of cooking, add 0.5 tsp. red pepper. After completing the program, turn off the multicooker and let the dish brew for 20 -30 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Transfer to a separate bowl. When serving, you can sprinkle with ground walnuts.

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