Kidney Beans with Plum Sauce

Name: Kidney Beans with Plum Sauce (Lobio Tkemali)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: Cilantro; Freshly ground black pepper; Salt; ½ pound dried kidney beans; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup tkemali

Lobio Tkemali

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

About

This is the classic recipe for lobio, simple to prepare if tkemali is on hand. If not, the variation at the end of the recipe offers an American version that calls for ingredients likely to be in the pantry.

Ingredients

½ pound dried kidney beans
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup

Asia
Georgia
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Soak the beans overnight in water to cover. The next day, drain and rinse them. Place in a large pot and cover with fresh water. Add ½ teaspoon salt. Bring the water to a boil and simmer until the beans are tender, about 1 hour. Drain. While the beans are still warm, mash them. Stir in the tkemali and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature, garnished with cilantr