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Having bought some Georgian Orange wine recently we simply had to match it to some traditional Georgian food. We did the Acharuli Khachapuri and the Nigvziani Badrijani but this bean stew was the best of the lot! Ingredients 2 x 400g tinned Red Kidney Beans 100g walnuts, finely chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 tsp Hmeli-Suneli ½ tsp Cayenne pepper 400ml tomato pasata 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar 100g fresh coriander, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped salt, pepper to a taste Method Drain the beans, reserve the liquid. (If you are using dried beans then soak and cook as per instructions.) In a large heavy-based sauté pan fry the onion in the olive oil over a medium heat. Cook until it softens. Add the Cayenne pepper and Hmeli-Suneli herb mix. Then add the beans, chopped walnuts, the tomato pasata and balsamic vinegar. Stir well. With a masher (or the back of a spoon) mash half of the r...
