A simple lecho of peppers for the winter

Lecho is a traditional Hungarian culinary dish. It has long been successfully marching all over Europe. The dish was also liked by housewives. 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 crop for the winter is to make preparations. There are many recipes, but they are united by ease of preparation and affordable products. Lecho can be eaten as an independent dish, as well as used as an addition to side dishes and second 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 pc .;
• Acetic acid 9% – 3 tbsp. l.;
• Sunflower oil – 150 g

How to cook:

1. Vegetables are sorted, rotten and soft are removed, washed.
2. Tomatoes must be chopped: grate or use kitchen utensils.
3. Onions are peeled and cut into half rings.

   

4. Sweet pepper is freed from seeds and cut into wide strips.
5. All parts are combined, seasoned with salt, sugar, spices, put on gas.
6. After boiling, the mixture is boiled over low heat for 40-60 minutes.
7. When ready, acetic acid is added, laid out in jars, corked and covered with a blanket until cool.

The recipe is close to the classic version. You can make lecho for the winter to keep a piece of summer in a 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:

1. Carrots are thoroughly washed, peeled and chopped on a fine grater.
2. Seeds are removed from sweet peppers. Cut it into large cubes.
3. In a large container, bring to a boil tomato paste, sunflower oil, salt, sugar.
4. After boiling, vegetables are laid and the mass is boiled for 30-40 minutes.
5. At the end of cooking, a preservative is added – acetic acid and quickly packed in sterile jars.

The easiest recipe for lecho for the winter. However, the taste will surprise you. Saturated 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 pc .;
• Acetic acid 9% – 100 ml.

How to cook:

1. Eggplants are washed, cut into circles or halves, if the fruits are large.
2. Zucchini is 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.

   

3. Peppers are washed, seeds are removed and cut large enough.
4. Carrots are washed, peeled and grated.
5. The garlic is peeled and minced.
6. Greens finely cut.
7. Tomatoes are crushed into puree with a meat grinder or blender.
8. Sunflower oil, spices, herbs, salt, sugar, garlic are added to the tomato mass.
9. Prepared vegetables are placed in a bowl for cooking, poured with tomato mass.
10. Put to cook for 40-60 minutes.
11. At the end of cooking, vinegar is added and laid out in sterile jars.
12. Cover with a blanket for gradual cooling.

Harvesting is good because the vegetables remain whole pieces 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 .;
• Sugar – 1 st.4
• Acetic acid 9% – 1/2 tbsp.

Stages of preparation:

1. A marinade is prepared from tomato juice, salt, granulated sugar and vinegar. All components are mixed and brought to a boil.
2. While the mass boils, they are engaged in pepper. It is washed, seeds and stalks are removed, cut into cubes.
3. Dip in the marinade and cook until the pepper is ready for 20-30 minutes.
4. The finished mass is laid out in sterile jars.

A simple lecho recipe with a minimum amount of ingredients. Very bright positive blank just right for winter family dinners.

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Recipe 5 (tomato lecho)

Products for cooking:

• Carrots – 1 kg;
• Bulgarian pepper – 2 kg;
• Tomatoes (fleshy) – 2 kg;
• Onion – 1 kg;
• Capsicum pepper – 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.

Method of preparation:

1. Grind tomatoes in puree in any way.
2. Put on the stove and boil for about 20 minutes.
3. Add salt, sugar, garlic, finely chopped, bitter pepper without seeds and cut into small pieces, as well as vegetable oil.
4. The mass is brought to a boil and boiled for 10-15 minutes.
5. In the meantime, they are preparing vegetables, which should be washed in advance.
6. Carrots are rubbed on a grater.

   

7. Peppers are freed from seeds and cut into strips or cubes.
8. Onions are peeled and also cut. Try to keep the pieces about the same size.
9. Vegetables are combined with tomato mass languishing on fire and boiled for 30-40 minutes.
10. Vinegar is poured 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking. Bring to a boil and lay out the winter harvest in sterile jars.

Recipe 6 (with eggplant)

Composition:

• Eggplant – 2 kg;
• Bulgarian pepper – 3 kg;
• Tomatoes – 3 kg;
• Onion – 1 kg;
• Garlic – 1 head;
• Carrots – 2 pieces;
• 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:

1. Vegetables are sorted, washed, dried.
2. Tomatoes are crushed into puree in any way.
3. Eggplant cut into rings or halves.
4. Carrots are rubbed on a grater.
5. Seeds are removed from peppers, cut arbitrarily.

   

6. Onions are peeled, cut into half rings.
7. The garlic is crushed.
8. Combine all components: eggplant, peppers, grated tomatoes, onions, garlic, sunflower oil, sugar, salt.
9. Put to cook for 40-50 minutes.
10. At the end of cooking, as usual, ground pepper and vinegar are added. Lay out in sterile jars and cork.

A delicious vegetable salad, in which bell pepper slices are supplemented with eggplant slices, is easy to make.

Recipe 7 (Italian)

What will be required:

• sweet pepper – 1 kg;
• canned tomatoes slices in their own juice – 1 can;
• Extra virgin olive oil – 2 tablespoons;
• Onion – 1 pc. medium size;
• Salt – to taste;
• Ground pepper – to taste;
• Sugar – 1 tsp.

What to do:

1. Seeds are removed from the pepper, cut into squares.
2. In a thick-walled bowl, simmer the chopped onion until translucent. They don’t fry.
3. Chopped peppers and tomatoes are added to the onion along with the liquid.
4. All mix well and simmer over low heat for about half an hour. If the lecho seemed watery, then the cooking time is increased, the lid is removed.
5. At the end of cooking add salt, sugar and pepper. If the taste of the workpiece seems sour, then even out the taste by adding granulated sugar for another 1-2 tsp.
6. Bring it to a boil again and pour into jars. Store the preparation in the refrigerator.

Tasty and healthy! Lecho with Italian notes will appeal to everyone.

Recipe 8 (with zucchini)

Composition:

• Zucchini – 2 kg;
• Bulgarian pepper – 1 kg;
• Tomatoes – 1,5 kg;
• Onion – 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:

1. Wash the zucchini, remove the skin and seeds, cut into cubes. Young zucchini can not be peeled.
2. Peppers are washed, seeds and stalks are removed, cut into squares or strips.
3. Onions are peeled, cut into half rings.
4. Tomatoes are washed and cut into slices. You can pre-clean them from the skin by dousing with boiling water.
5. Prepare the liquid component: pour 1 liter of water, oil, add tomato paste, salt, sugar into a thick-bottomed dish.
6. Bring to a boil, add zucchini and cook for 10 minutes.
7. Then launch the tomatoes with slices and peppers. Cook for 10 more minutes.
8. At the end of cooking, acidify with vinegar. And lay out the hot mass 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 marjoram, celery, parsley, dill. Lecho acquires different taste notes.

Each housewife has her own recipe. 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 eat it simply with black bread. It can be used to make pizza, add flavor to soups. A universal seasoning and snack will also help out when unexpected guests are on the threshold.