Red bean lobio classic

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients according to the list. The longest stage in the cooking process is the boiling of dry beans. It is better to use a variety of red beans of creamy consistency, it contains a sufficient amount of starch. Beans are thoroughly washed, soaked in cold water overnight. In the morning, rinse again and boil over low heat for an hour and a half, add salt at the end of cooking. The beans should be soft, but not boiled.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the onion and cut into small cubes with a knife. Bulgarian pepper is washed, cut out the stalk with seeds, the pulp is also cut into cubes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Tomatoes are washed, cut out the attachment point of the peduncle, scald them with boiling water, remove the skin, grind the pulp with a blender to a puree state.

4. Step 4:

   

   Walnuts are washed, dried, crushed into crumbs with a blender, but it is better that the crumbs turn out to be of different sizes, small and large. Garlic cloves are passed through the press. Half a pod of hot pepper is also finely chopped. Fresh coriander and basil greens are washed, dried and finely chopped.

6. Step 5:

   

   Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan with a thick bottom. We warm it up well. We send onions and bell peppers to the frying pan first. Fry the vegetables on medium heat until soft, fry for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally with a spatula.

7. Step 6:

   

   Next, add chopped tomatoes and a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste to the pan. Mix thoroughly so that the mass becomes homogeneous and simmer the vegetables for about 7 more minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   Wash the beans after cooking, drain the water, add the beans to the vegetables. Keep on fire for about 7 more minutes. We send walnuts, garlic, pepper, suneli hops, herbs, salt to the pan. To taste, you can add other spices. Mix the mass in a frying pan, you need to grind the contents of the pan with a hand pusher so that part of the beans remains intact, and the other turns into sauce.

9. Step 8:

   

   Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the dish over low heat for about 20 minutes. The dish is ready. Serve the lobio to the table, garnished with a sprig of cilantro and sprinkled with chopped walnuts. bon appetit!