About Food – Lobio with Imeretian Cheese
The Georgian word ‘lobio’ (Georgian: ლობიო) means ‘beans’. There are a number of varieties of Georgian lobio dishes and in this old, family recipe from Racha region we show how to make lobio with Imeretian cheese.
Ingredients: 400 grams of kidney beans.
Other ingredients: 300 grams of Imeretian cheese (feta or mozzarella cheese can be used), 4 Bay leaves, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 white onion, 20 grams of fresh green coriander, 2 green peppers, 1 tsp of dried coriander, half tsp of dried Blue Fenugreek, 1 tsp black pepper and salt (quantity dependent on personal preference).
Preparation:
Soak beans in cold water for two hours prior to cooking. Drain water and add beans, bay leaves and salt to a deep pot containing 1.5 liters of water. Cook on a medium heat until the beans are tender.
Drain the beans and add them to a mixing bowl, together with crushed garlic, chopped onions, peppers and fresh coriander. Crumble the cheese and add to the bowl, together with the spices.
Mix thoroughly with a spoon.
Serving: Serve cold.
Enjoy your lobio with cheese!
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Never had Imeretian cheese before but before your comment about being able to substitute feta, I had thought it looked fairly similar. Does it taste like feta?
It looks similar but it is different. Imeretian cheese has a soft and springy texture and a slightly sour, salty taste. I have made this dish with feta cheese and it’s great.
This is worth a try. Looks delicious. I’m going to wait until fresh bean season and then make all of your Lobio dishes 😀
We have another 7 lobio recipes prepared, plus another 5 in the pipeline.