Loubia

9 steps

Cook:2h

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:03:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories348.4 kcal (17%)

Total Fat15.8 g (23%)

Carbs37.8 g (15%)

Sugars3.8 g (4%)

Protein14.8 g (30%)

Sodium717.7 mg (36%)

Fiber10.1 g (36%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 lbdry cannellini beans

soaked overnight and drained, sub with about 4 cans of drained cannellini beans

3tomatoes

ripe, rinsed and grated, sub with 15-ounce can of crushed tomatoes

½ cupolive oil

3 tablespoonsfresh parsley

chopped

3 tablespoonsfresh cilantro

chopped

1 tablespoonkosher salt

plus more to taste

2 tablespoonstomato paste

½ tablespooncumin

2 teaspoonsginger

1 teaspoonscinnamon

½ teaspoonnutmeg

½ teaspooncayenne pepper

optional

2 quartswater

to start

0.5juice of lemon

extra-virgin olive oil

for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Begin by soaking your beans overnight in a large bowl (as the beans will expand greatly overnight). Prepare all of your vegetables, aromatics, and spices. Grate your tomatoes, dice your onion, mince your garlic. Chop your parsley and cilantro, and add your spices to a dish. Set everything aside.

Step 2

In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes (or until slightly softened and translucent). Add the tomato paste and spices (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, and cayenne pepper). Sauté the spices and tomato paste for about 30 seconds to 1 minute to allow the spices to bloom and become fragrant.

Step 3

Add the beans, grated tomato (or canned tomato if using), 2 quarts of water, chopped parsley/cilantro, and about 1 tablespoon of kosher salt.

Step 4

Bring the beans to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and let simmer for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, the beans should have begun to soften a bit. Taste the broth and adjust the seasoning by adding more salt (if needed), or any other spices like cinnamon, cumin, ginger, nutmeg, or cayenne per your personal preference.

Step 5

Cover and let simmer for an additional 30 minutes. Stir again and test the texture of the beans. If still slightly tough, cover and let simmer for an additional 30 minutes.

Step 6

Traditionally, Loubia is served as more of a saucy tomato-bean stew. However, I prefer a thicker stew, and to achieve this texture, let the stew simmer for about 20 minutes, uncovered. Using a wooden spoon, lightly mash or crush the beans. This will create a creamier texture with some whole and broken beans for the diversity of texture and shape (we love this!)

Step 7

Before serving, squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon into the stew. (This is not traditional but I love the added acidity)

Step 8

Plate the beans. Garnish with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, chopped fresh parsley, lemon zest. Serve with crunchy bread.

Step 9

Dive in!

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