Dishes from beans have hundreds of options and are popular not only here, but also in many cuisines around the world. Useful legumes are perfectly combined with vegetables and meat, spices and spices, which allows you to prepare rich soups, lean salads and vitamin snacks, many of which have become the calling card of the country, having earned fame.
What to cook with beans?
Dishes from the bean are "simple and tasty" - recipes by which any hostess can put on the table not only the standard bean soup, but also to diversify the menu with tasty and useful products. Beans are rich in protein and will be able to fully replace meat products, and therefore, is an excellent ingredient for lean hot dishes and salads.
- Recipes from a string bean are various and will please with a gentle taste, if, following the general rule, soak the beans in cold boiled water for 12 hours and cook over low heat until cooked.
- Soup with beans and mushrooms will require minimum effort. To cooked beans add potatoes, fried carrots, onions and mushrooms and season with greens.
- A full second course of beans and eggs is prepared simply. Welded beans spread on a baking sheet, pour the beaten eggs and bake for 10 minutes.
- A salad of red canned beans and smoked chicken fillets is instant: mix beans with slices of fillets, add fresh cucumber and season with mayonnaise.
Recipe for lobio from red beans in Georgian
Lobio from beans is a traditional Georgian dish, famous for its juiciness and fragrance. Beans are revered by Caucasian cuisine, and it is the main ingredient in the recipe, the principle of which is simple: a legume fresh with taste, stewed in spices and tomato sauce, being poured with juices and flavors. With cooked beans, cooking takes an hour and a half.
Ingredients:
- red beans - 300 g;
- walnuts - 120 g;
- tomato juice - 200 ml;
- oil - 50 ml;
- red ground pepper - pinch;
- onion - 1 piece;
- a clove of garlic - 3 pieces;
- hops-suneli - 10 g;
- cilantro - a handful.
Preparation
- Beans soak for 12 hours. Cook for an hour.
- Add onion in oil, add crushed garlic, nuts, beans and tomato juice.
- Season and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Georgian dishes from beans are decorated with greenery at the end of cooking.
Lenten cutlets from beans
Cutlets from beans are a wonderful alternative to meat. The dish is an excellent find for fasting, because a protein rich in beans is nutritious, not high-calorie and is able to replace meat. To create cutlets, any sort of beans will suit - the main thing is that it can be easily boiled and beat into minced meat, into which, if desired, you can add vegetables.
Ingredients:
- beans - 350 g;
- manga - 80 g;
- onion - 2 pieces;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- oil - 80 ml.
Preparation
- Beans soak for 8 hours. Cook, grind in a blender.
- Carrots and onions fry. Enter into the bean paste.
- Add the manga.
- Form the cutlets and fry them.
Canned bean soup - recipe
The soup of red beans will turn into a tasty and quick dish if you have a can of canned food at hand. Such a preparation will speed up the cooking time and save you from a long process of soaking, which the hostess does not like. All you need is to send the beans along with the potatoes into the broth and after 20 minutes to remove the ready hot from the plate.
Ingredients:
- red canned beans - 600 g;
- beef - 250 g;
- potatoes - 4 pcs .;
- water - 2 l;
- onion - 1 piece;
- fresh parsley - a handful;
- tomato paste - 45 g;
- oil - 40 ml.
Preparation
- Beef fry.
- Add the onion, tomato paste and a liter of water. Stew for 20 minutes.
- Put the potatoes and beans. Top up with water.
- Tomite the dish for 20 minutes.
- Such dishes from red beans are served with decorated greenery.
Pate from beans - recipe
Pate of beans is a nutritious snack that is high in protein and fiber. The dish is universal: it is useful for adults and children, is available and simply prepared, well suited for diets. It can be spread on toast, make sandwiches or wrap in pita bread. The taste of the pate can be changed, using new spices each time.
Ingredients:
- beans - 250 g;
- olive oil - 65 ml;
- a clove of garlic - 3 pieces;
- Provencal herbs - pinch;
- lemon juice - 30 ml.
Preparation
- Soaked beans cook for 2 hours.
- Whip in a blender with all the ingredients.
- Send the mass to the refrigerator.
- The bean snack should be cooled for 12 hours.
Canned red bean salad
Bean and corn salad is an easy dish that can be served as a side dish to fish, meat or yourself. Using canned foods, coping with the snack for a couple of minutes is not difficult: you need to fill the beans and corn sauce and allow time to infuse. A classic filling of lemon juice and butter will add freshness.
Ingredients:
- Canned beans and corn - 180 g;
- capers - 20 g;
- wine vinegar - 20 ml;
- olive oil - 55 ml;
- honey - 1 tsp.
Preparation
- Mix beans, corn and capers.
- Whisk the vinegar, oil and honey.
- Pour the salad dressing.
- Dishes of red beans are infused for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Garnish of green beans
Garnish of beans will become a refreshing addition to nutritious meat and fish dishes , if you use beans. They are not as caloric as "relatives", and have a huge vitamin reserve, which makes them a desirable component in many recipes. Particular attention should be given to seasonings - the green beans are tasteless and need them.
Ingredients:
- green beans - 430 g;
- ginger - 1/4 pcs .;
- chili pepper - 1/4 pcs .;
- starch - 20 g;
- soy sauce - 40 ml;
- sugar - 10 g;
- oil - 45 ml.
Preparation
- Cook the beans for 5 minutes.
- Fry together with chili and ginger.
- Mix the starch, soy sauce, sugar and 20 ml of butter.
- Pour the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Dishes from a string bean as a garnish are submitted to a table hot.
Phali of beans in Georgian
Phali of beans is a popular Georgian snack, a consistency reminiscent of pate. The dish consists of two parts: an unchanged refueling of walnuts, garlic, hot red pepper and hops-suneli, and the main ingredient is beans. Prepared simply: you just need to scroll the components in the meat grinder and mold from the mass of the crochet.
Ingredients:
- canned beans - 450 g;
- walnuts - 120 g;
- coriander - pinch;
- a clove of garlic - 2 pieces;
- hops-suneli - 20 g;
- red ground pepper -1/4 tsp;
- pomegranate seeds.
Preparation
- Put all ingredients in the bowl of the blender and chop it.
- Form the little bits, make a groove and fill it with grains of pomegranate.
Stew of beans with vegetables
Ragout of beans is a dietary dish that must be included in the weekly diet. At all simplicity, it gives the widest choice of components, which can be purchased based on personal preferences and seasonality. The specialty of cooking (slow quenching) allows the products to exchange fragrances and store a useful stock.
Ingredients:
- beans - 175 g;
- carrots - 150 g;
- onion - 120 g;
- tomatoes - 80 g;
- water 450 ml;
- bay leaf - 1 piece;
- chili pepper - 1/2 pcs .;
- zucchini - 150 g.
Preparation
- Soaked beans, cook for 2 hours.
- Fry carrots, onions, zucchini and tomatoes.
- Add water, beans, laurel and chili.
- Heat for 20 minutes under the lid.
Bean mayonnaise
Bean sauce is an excellent alternative to high-calorie mayonnaise dressings, which are high in fat and harmful preservatives. The natural low-calorie product is quickly and simply prepared, and serves as an excellent addition to chips, toasts or fresh vegetables. It is convenient to put it in a container and take it on a picnic.
Ingredients:
- canned beans - 450 g;
- lemon juice - 45 ml;
- olive oil - 60 ml;
- mustard - 1 teaspoon;
- rosemary is a pinch.
Preparation
- Mix all ingredients and whisk in a blender until smooth.
- Decorate with rosemary.