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Lecho is a traditional Hungarian culinary dish. Has long been successfully walking throughout Europe. The Russian hostesses also fell in love with the dish. Of course, the lecho recipe has changed, new ingredients have been added. In addition to tomatoes and sweet peppers, some recipes contain zucchini, eggplant, carrots, and onions.
A good way to preserve the harvest for the winter is to make harvesting. There are many recipes, but they are united by ease of preparation and affordable products. Lecho can be eaten as a standalone dish, and can also be used as an addition to side dishes and main courses.
Recipe 1 (simple)
Composition:
- Bulgarian pepper - 2 kg;
- Onions - 1 kg;
- Tomatoes - 2 kg;
- Granulated sugar - 2 tbsp. l .;
- Salt - 1 tbsp l .;
- Black peppercorns - to taste;
- Allspice - to taste;
- Bay leaf - 2 pcs.;
- Acetic acid 9% - 3 tbsp l .;
- Sunflower oil - 150 g
How to cook:
- Vegetables are sorted out, rotten and soft are removed, washed.
- Tomatoes must be chopped: grate or using kitchen utensils.
- Peel and cut the onion into half rings.
- Sweet peppers are freed from seeds and cut into wide strips.
- All parts are connected, seasoned with salt, sugar, spices, put on gas.
- After boiling, the mixture is boiled over low heat for 40-60 minutes.
- When ready, acetic acid is added, laid out in jars, sealed and covered with a blanket until it cools.
The recipe is close to the classic version. Can be done lecho for the winterto keep a piece of summer in the jar.
Recipe 2 (with carrots)
Components:
- Carrots - 1 kg;
- Sweet pepper - 3 kg;
- Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.;
- Tomato paste - 1 l;
- Salt - 1 tbsp l .;
- Granulated sugar - 4 tbsp. l .;
- Acetic acid 9% - 100 ml.
How to cook:
- Carrots are thoroughly washed, peeled and chopped on a fine grater.
- The seeds are removed from the sweet pepper. Cut it into large cubes.
- In a large container, bring tomato paste, sunflower oil, salt, sugar to a boil.
- After boiling, lay vegetables and boil the mass for 30-40 minutes.
- At the end of cooking, add a preservative - acetic acid and quickly packaged in sterile jars.
The easiest recipe for lecho for the winter. However, the taste will delight you. The intense bright color will remind you of summer and increase your appetite.
Recipe 3 (with eggplant and zucchini)
Composition:
- Eggplant - 1 kg;
- Zucchini - 1 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 kg;
- Carrots - 1 kg;
- Tomatoes - 3 kg;
- Garlic - 0.1 kg;
- Salt - 50 g;
- Granulated sugar - 1.5 tbsp.;
- Greens: dill, parsley - to taste;
- Sunflower oil - 1.5 tbsp.;
- Peppercorns - 5-6 pcs.;
- Allspice - 5-6 pcs.;
- Bay leaf - 2 pcs.;
- Acetic acid 9% - 100 ml.
How to cook:
- Eggplants are washed, cut into circles or halves, if the fruits are large.
- Zucchini are washed, freed from seeds and skins and cut into half rings if the fruits are old. Young fruits are cut into circles, leaving the skin.
- Pepper is washed, seeds removed and cut large enough.
- Carrots are washed, peeled and grated.
- Garlic is peeled and chopped.
- The greens are finely chopped.
- Tomatoes are mashed with a meat grinder or blender.
- Sunflower oil, spices, herbs, salt, sugar, garlic are added to the tomato mass.
- Prepared vegetables are placed in cooking utensils, poured over with tomato paste.
- Set to cook for 40-60 minutes.
- At the end of cooking, add vinegar and put it in sterile jars.
- Cover with a blanket for gradual cooling.
Harvesting is good in that the vegetables remain intact and they are different, soaked in tomato sauce.
Recipe 4 (with tomato juice)
Composition:
- Sweet pepper - 1 kg;
- Tomato juice - 1 l;
- Salt - 2 tbsp. l .;
- Granulated sugar - 1 tbsp. 4
- Acetic acid 9% - 1/2 tbsp
Cooking steps:
- Of tomato juice, salt, granulated sugar and vinegar prepare the marinade. All components are mixed and brought to a boil.
- While the mass is boiling, they are engaged in pepper. They wash it, remove seeds and stalks, cut into cubes.
- Dip in the marinade and cook until the pepper is cooked for 20-30 minutes.
- The finished mass is laid out in sterile jars.
A simple recipe for lecho with a minimum amount of ingredients. A very bright positive preparation just for winter family meals.
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Recipe 5 (tomato lecho)
Products for cooking:
- Carrots - 1 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 2 kg;
- Tomatoes (fleshy) - 2 kg;
- Onions - 1 kg;
- Capsicum - 1-3 pcs.;
- Garlic - 6 cloves;
- Salt - 1.5 tbsp l .;
- Granulated sugar - 1 tbsp.;
- Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.;
- Acetic acid 9% - 1/2 tbsp
Cooking method:
- Chop tomatoes in mashed potatoes in any way.
- Put on the stove and boil for about 20 minutes.
- Salt, sugar, garlic, finely chopped, seedless hot pepper and chopped into small pieces are added, as well as vegetable oil.
- The mass is brought to a boil and cooked for 10-15 minutes.
- In the meantime, they are preparing vegetables, which should be washed in advance.
- Grate carrots.
- Peppers are freed from seeds and cut into strips or cubes.
- The onions are peeled and also cut. Try to keep the pieces about the same size.
- The vegetables are combined with a tomato mass simmering on the fire and boiled for 30-40 minutes.
- Vinegar is poured in 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking. Bring to a boil and lay out the winter blank on sterile jars.
Recipe 6 (with eggplant)
Composition:
- Eggplant - 2 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 3 kg;
- Tomatoes - 3 kg;
- Onions - 1 kg;
- Garlic - 1 head;
- Carrots - 2 pcs.;
- Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.;
- Acetic acid 9% - 1/2 tbsp.;
- Salt - 100 g;
- Granulated sugar - 100 g;
- Ground black pepper - to taste;
- Capsicum to taste.
How to cook:
- Vegetables are sorted out, washed, dried.
- Tomatoes are chopped in mashed potatoes in any way.
- Eggplants are cut into rings or halves.
- Grate carrots.
- Seeds are removed from the peppers, cut randomly.
- Peel the onion, cut it in half rings.
- Chop the garlic.
- Combine all components: eggplants, peppers, grated tomatoes, onions, garlic, sunflower oil, sugar, salt.
- Set to cook for 40-50 minutes.
- At the end of cooking, as usual, add ground pepper and vinegar. They are laid out in sterile jars and sealed.
A delicious vegetable salad, in which slices of bell pepper are complemented by slices of eggplant, is easy to do.
Recipe 7 (in Italian)
What you need:
- sweet pepper - 1 kg;
- canned tomatoes in slices in their own juice - 1 can;
- Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
- Bulb onions - 1 pc. medium size;
- Salt to taste;
- Ground pepper - to taste;
- Sugar - 1 tsp
What to do:
- Seeds are removed from the pepper, cut into squares.
- Simmer the chopped onion in a thick-walled bowl until transparent. Do not fry.
- Chopped peppers and tomatoes are added to the onion along with liquid.
- All mix well and simmer over low heat for about half an hour. If the lecho seemed thin, then the cooking time is increased, the lid is removed.
- At the end of cooking, add salt, sugar, pepper. If the taste of the workpiece seems sour, then even out the taste by adding granulated sugar for another 1-2 tsp.
- Bring everything to a boil again and put it in jars. Store the workpiece in the refrigerator.
Tasty and healthy! Lecho with Italian flavors will appeal to everyone.
Recipe 8 (with zucchini)
Composition:
- Zucchini - 2 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 kg;
- Tomatoes - 1.5 kg;
- Onions - 1.5 kg;
- Ready-made tomato paste - 300 g;
- Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.;
- Salt - 1 tbsp l .;
- Granulated sugar - 1 tbsp.;
- Acetic acid 9% - 1/2 tbsp
Procedure:
- Zucchini are washed, peeled and seeds removed, cut into cubes.Young zucchini need not be peeled.
- Pepper is washed, seeds and stalks are removed, cut into squares or strips.
- Peel the onion, cut it in half rings.
- Tomatoes are washed and cut into slices. You can pre-clean them from the skin by pouring boiling water over them.
- A liquid component is prepared: 1 liter of water, oil are poured into a bowl with a thick bottom, tomato paste, salt, sugar are added.
- Bring to a boil, add zucchini and cook for 10 minutes.
- Then start the tomatoes and peppers. Cook for another 10 minutes.
- At the end of cooking, acidify with vinegar. And the hot mass is laid out in sterile containers.
Conclusion
A wonderful preparation for the winter - bell pepper lecho. Use different cooking methods, ingredients, and aromatic herbs. It goes well with vegetables in the preparation of marjoram, celery, parsley, dill. Lecho takes on different flavor notes.
Each housewife has her own recipe for cooking. And for those who have not yet tried to make a blank, we advise you to definitely do it. Lecho is a piece of summer in a jar, an elegant festive appetizer goes well with potatoes, pasta, cereal side dishes, you can simply eat it with black bread. Can be used to make pizza, add flavor to soups. A universal seasoning and appetizer will help out even when unexpected guests are on the doorstep.
