Lobio

A large number of bean dishes exist in Georgian cuisine, employing many kinds of dried beans and different methods of preparation.

The beans are first soaked for 6-24 hours with the water changed once or twice. They are next covered with cold water and boiled quickly for 10 minutes, then very slowly, tightly covered, for several hours until most of the water has evaporated (boiling water may need to be added during cooking). The beans are cooked until soft –usually not so soft that