Ingredients for Hungarian Vegetable stew (Lecsó)
- 3 lb pepper
- 1-2 lb tomatoes
- 2 yellow onions
- 1 tbs minced garlic
- 14 oz smoked sausage
- 5-6 tbs lard or vegetable shortening
- 1/2 tbs paprika
- Salt, pepper to taste z
Cooking Instructions for making Hungarian Vegetable stew (Lecsó)
First wash the vegetables in cold water.
Cut the ends off the peppers and slice it. Set it aside.
Cut up tomatoes into bigger chunks. Set it aside.
If you don’t like the tomato skin just put it in to boiling hot water for a few seconds and it easily peel off.
Slice onions.
Add lard to pan and cook onions on medium until brown.
Take it off the heat add paprika and stir.
Add garlic.
Put it back on the heat and add peppers.
Add tomatoes.
Add about 1/2 tbs of salt and pepper to taste. You can add more later. Add about 2-3 oz of water so bottom doesn’t burn down and let it cook on low (3-4).
Rinse sausage with cold water and slice it. Set it aside.
After about 30-35 minutes add sausage. By the time the stew became really juicy without additional water and smells amazing.
Cook until sausage is fully cooked and peppers are tender. About 20 more minutes or so. Add more salt and pepper if needed. Serve it with fresh bread or noodles /rotini, spaghetti, fettuccine/ Really anything will goes with it.
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