Name: Georgian-Style Kidney Beans with Plum Sauce (Лобио ткемали)
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: 1/3 cup plum jam; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh coriander; ¼ teaspoon salt; freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 bay leaf; ¼ teaspoon crushed hot red pepper; 1 cup small dried kidney beans; 1 clove garlic, cut in half; ½ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

Lobio means “bean” in Georgia, where the legumes are put to imaginative use. Here is a streamlined way to prepare kidney beans with a sweet plum sauce.

Ingredients

1 cup small dried kidney beans
1 clove garlic, cut in half
¼ te

Method

Soak the beans overnight in ample water to cover. The next day, drain and cover them with fresh water. Bring to a boil with the halved clove of garlic, ¼ teaspoon of red pepper, ¼ teaspoon of salt, the bay leaf, and the 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Simmer until just tender, about 1 hour. Drain.