Lecso — Hungarian Pepper Stew

Name: Lecso — Hungarian Pepper Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 600 g mixed bell peppers (red, yellow, green); 500 g ripe tomatoes; 2 piece onions; 2 cloves garlic; 30 ml sunflower oil; 10 g sweet paprika powder; 20 g tomato paste; 1 pinch sugar; 1 pinch salt

Sweet bell peppers and ripe tomatoes slowly braised with onions into a silky paprika stew. Lovely on its own, over rice, or preserved in jars..

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Cook time

50 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

181 kcal

Calories

5 g

Protein

9 g

Fat

20 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

Estimated cost~€2.20 · ~€0.55/serving

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Instructions

1
Slice the onions into strips and finely chop the garlic. Cut the peppers into wide strips and roughly dice the tomatoes.
2
Heat the oil in a wide pot and gently braise the onions over medium heat until soft and translucent.
3
Stir in the paprika powder and tomato paste, toast briefly, then add the pepper strips and sweat them down.
4
Add the tomatoes, garlic and a pinch of sugar, cover and braise over low heat until glossy and thick, then season with salt.