Spicy Georgian Green Bean Lobio

A spicy and piquant dish with a bright and interesting taste! Lobio is a famous dish of Georgian cuisine, which can be made not only from legumes, but also from green beans. By adding spices and garlic, lobio turns out spicy, while nuts make it filling.
cook time: 25 min
Owen Truitt
Spicy Georgian Green Bean Lobio

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

116
Calories
10g
Fat
5g
Carbs
2g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Chilli 0.5 pc
Tomatoes 2 pc
Salt to taste
Ground coriander 0.25 tsp
Walnuts (peeled) 30 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp
bell pepper 1 pc
Greenery (cilantro, parsley, basil) 30 g
Green beans (fresh or frozen) 350 g
Khmeli-suneli 0.5 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make lobio from green beans? Prepare your food. You can take fresh or frozen beans; you don’t have to defrost the latter. The set of spices can be anything, for me it’s suneli hops and ground coriander.

Step 2

Step 2
Since this dish cooks quickly, prepare all the vegetables at once. If you have fresh green beans, cut them into pieces about 5cm long. Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

Step 3

Step 3
Remove the skins from the tomatoes. To do this, make cross cuts on top of them with a sharp knife. Place the tomato in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Take it out, put it in cold water, keep it in it for a while. The skin will easily peel off due to temperature changes.

Step 4

Step 4
Cut the peeled tomatoes into cubes.

Step 5

Step 5
Wash the bell pepper, cut out the center with the seeds, and cut the flesh into small strips. Chili pepper — thin rings. Adjust its quantity to your taste.

Step 6

Step 6
Wash the greens, dry well and finely chop. I have young cilantro, parsley and basil would also work.

Step 7

Step 7
Crush walnuts in a mortar or grind in a blender until fine crumbs.

Step 8

Step 8
Place a saucepan with water on the stove to cook the beans. At the same time, set the frying pan to heat up. Pour vegetable oil onto it. Read about how to choose the ideal frying pan, as well as how to choose the right oil, in separate articles, links at the end of the recipe. Place the onion in the pan. Fry it, stirring, for a few minutes until soft. Add salt to boiling water, then add beans. Cook it over low heat for 8-10 minutes.

Step 9

Step 9
Then add the tomatoes to the onions. Fry the vegetables for about 5 minutes more. Then add the chopped pepper to the pan. Fry everything together for a few more minutes. Meanwhile, the beans will be ready, place them in a sieve. Pour salt and spices into the frying pan, squeeze the garlic through a press, add herbs. Stir.

Step 10

Step 10
Add the beans to the vegetables and pour in about 100 ml of hot water. Reduce heat, cover the pan and simmer the beans for another 5 minutes. You can adjust the thickness of the lobio with the amount of water.

Step 11

Step 11
After 5 minutes, add the nuts, stir, turn off the heat. Cover the pan with a lid and leave the lobio to brew. Then serve. Can be served hot or cold.

Step 12

Step 12
Bon appetit!

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