The base or basic ingredients for Lecsó (pronounced - Lecho) are tomatoes, onions and sweet
paprika. Today I've included hard boiled eggs in the stew which tasted
well together and finally, they're great with crusty bread :)
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The following recipe was extracted from the internet loooong time ago (sorry, i've lost the link) .
LECSÓ
with sausage
serves 6
with sausage
serves 6
INGREDIENTS:
5 large onions (cut them into half and slice them)
6 large cubanell or european style of green peppers (sliced into rings)(Do not use green bell peppers they have a bitter flavor.)
4 large very ripe tomatoes peeled and diced. If the skin is hard to peel
put them into hot water for a minutes, then try it again.
150g. of bacon (cut into cubes)
250g. of smoked sausage (cut into rings)
1 Tbs. of tomatoe puree
1.1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. grated black pepper
1.1/2 Tbs. of sugar
1.1/2 Tbs. of paprika
METHOD
METHOD
Fry the bacon cubes medium brown in a large frying pan. If you didn't
get enough fat add a few Tbs. of oil. Sprinkle with the paprika and add
the sliced onions. Cook it for 2 minutes and throw all the ingrediens
and spices into the pan. Cook it for 1/2 hour with occasional
stiring.Taste to see if more salt or sugar is needed.
