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Lobio Mtsvanilit

A bean stew made with kidney beans, olive oil, red wine vinegar, coriander, herbs, salt, and pepper.

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Why it works: Parsley and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 669 recipes. Both carry p-mentha-1,3,8-triene, which smells camphor, herbal. The science ↓

Lobio Mtsvanilit

Timeabout 1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the beans

  1. Soak the beans overnight in water to cover.

  2. The next day, drain and rinse them.

  3. Place the beans in a large pot and cover with fresh water.

  4. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

Cook and season

  1. Bring the water to a boil and simmer until the beans are tender, about 1 hour.

  2. Drain the beans.

  3. Stir in the remaining ingredients.

  4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

  5. Allow the beans to cool to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

249Calories
9 gProtein
14 gFat
23 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Kidney Beans1/2 cup canned (128g) drained112
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parsley + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together669 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal).

  2. Parsley + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,351 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  3. Basil + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together154 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  4. Coriander + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Coriander + parsleytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,062 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Dried kidney beans
Form the main body of the stew, becoming tender and creamy when simmered.
Olive oil
Adds fat and richness, carrying flavor and giving the stew a smooth mouthfeel.
Red wine vinegar
Adds acidity that brightens the earthy beans and balances the richness of the oil.
Ground coriander seed
Contributes warm, citrusy aromatic flavor to the beans.

The step that matters

Simmering the beans until tender. Dried kidney beans must be fully cooked to become soft and digestible; they can stay firm or pasty if simmered too briefly or too vigorously. Salt added before cooking has little effect on softening, so timing and gentle simmering matter most.

Swap the kidney beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, red wine, vinegar, coriander, parsley, basil, dill):

  1. Chickpeafits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Lentilsfits better
  4. Kidney beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, red wine, vinegar, coriander, parsley, basil, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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