Treat at home

No wonder lecho for the winter is called a dish that stores all the colors and taste of summer. For its preparation, all the freshest and brightest vegetables that you can grow in your garden are used. You can, of course, buy tomatoes in the store, but they will not give as much warmth and kindness as grown on your own.

Variety of vegetables and recipes

In addition to tomatoes, which are considered the main component of lecho, a wide variety of vegetables are taken for its preparation. These are peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots and much more. Homemade lecho is distinguished by its rich selection of recipes and methods of its preparation. Each hostess brings something of her own and it turns out a completely different recipe. As you already understood, cooking lecho at home is very simple.

Lecho recipes at home

Recipe number 1 Green tomato lecho

Among all the lecho recipes, it is this one that leads the housewives to a certain delight. Who would have thought that such a delicious preparation could turn out from tasteless green tomatoes. Make it easy.

Main Ingredients.

• Green tomatoes – 0,75 kg. Any variety will do.
• Bulgarian pepper and onion – 0,25 kg each.
• Carrot – 0,35 kg.
• A little salt and sugar to taste.
• ½ cup sunflower oil.
• Vinegar 9% – a tablespoon.
• Tomato sauce – 250 ml.
• A few peas of black pepper.

How to cook:

This amount of ingredients is enough to cook lecho at home for the winter in the amount of 1,6 liters. Before starting work, all components are thoroughly washed and cleaned.

1. Preparatory stage – cut each tomato into 2-4 pieces, cut the peppers and onions into half rings. We take a large grater and three carrots.
2. The next stage is the preparation of lecho for the winter. We put the pot on the fire.
3. Add all prepared vegetables one by one.
4. Pour tomato juice on top.
5. In a tightly closed saucepan over low heat, vegetables should languish for about 1,5 hours. Do not forget to stir the dish at least occasionally to avoid burning it.
6. When the time is right, open the lid and test the vegetables for readiness. Now they need to be salted and sweetened, add prepared pepper.
7. After 10 minutes, add the last ingredient – vinegar and mix the mass.
8. We sterilize the jars and let them dry. We lay lecho from tomatoes in jars.

Recipe number 2 Lecho of tomatoes and peppers

This winter masterpiece will appeal to those who do not like preparations with vinegar. It is not included in the meal.

Tomato and pepper lecho is the most popular among all types of this dish. Thanks to its main ingredients, it turns out with a very rich color and serves as a decoration for any festive table. So, let’s look at how to cook lecho according to this recipe.

Main Ingredients.

• 1 kg of pepper and 1,5 kg of tomatoes.
• 2 pcs. cloves, black peppercorns and allspice.
• 1 st. l. salt and 3 tbsp. granulated sugar.

The process of making lecho.

Homemade preparations should please both adults and children. It is for small eaters that it is better to select recipes without vinegar. It is much more useful, and it is stored no worse.

If you take all the ingredients from the list above, then the output of the mass ready for spinning will be approximately 2,2 liters. The number of tomatoes can be compared with peppers, if the hostess so desires.

Choose any pepper. Most importantly, the more meaty it is, the more delicious the lecho will turn out. Do not forget that the seeds must be removed.

Cut the pepper in any way you like. Do not cut too finely, but otherwise it all depends on your imagination.

So, we begin to make preparations for the winter.

1. Blanch the tomatoes. They must be peeled, cut the stem and cut into 2-3 parts.

   

2. Cut the peppers into medium pieces.

   

3. We take a blender – it is very difficult for a modern housewife to do without this kitchen appliance. We chop the tomatoes. We put the resulting puree on the fire and wait for it to thicken a little. This will happen in about 10 minutes. Do not forget to stir and remove the foam, if any.
4. Add pepper, spices to the mass, mix everything and cover with a lid. After 10 minutes, add the rest of the ingredients on the list.
5. It is necessary to keep the mixture on fire for about 15 minutes without opening the lid. While the tomato lecho is being cooked, prepare the jars.
6. We pour and roll up cans.

Recipe number 3 Lecho of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers

Fill up your recipe book with another one – homemade lecho with cucumbers. A very interesting taste and consistency of the dish makes it the center of attention on the festive table.

Main Ingredients.

• As the main component, we take 1 kg of cucumbers.
• Tomatoes and peppers – 500 gr. The pepper is not hot, it is better to take Bulgarian.
• Salt – 40 gr.
• Sugar – 100 gr.
• A few cloves of garlic.
• Vegetable oil – 60 ml.
• Vinegar 9% – 60 ml.

How to cook.

1. Grind the tomatoes in mashed potatoes in any way and send to the pan.
2. We cut the peppers into small strips, cucumbers feel good in the recipe with rings.
3. All flavors and ingredients are sent to the tomato mass. About 15 minutes after the mixture boils, cucumbers and peppers can be added. After we poured all the vegetables, the lecho is cooked for another 6-8 minutes.
4. It is necessary to pour into jars directly while hot. We pre-sterilize jars and lids.

Lecho prepared for the winter will delight your household with its taste.

Recipe number 4 Lecho with eggplant

Eggplant has long been as popular and loved as zucchini. They taste good and are quick to prepare. To prepare lecho, we need:

• 1 kg. carrots.
• 1 kg. peppers.
• 3 kg. eggplant.
• 10 pieces. bulbs.
• 1 garlic.

Separately for filling:

• Sugar and sunflower oil – 0,3 kg each.
• Salt – 3 tablespoons.
• Vinegar 9% – a little less than a tablespoon.

Cooking process.

1. preparatory process. Eggplant can give off bitterness. To avoid this, they must be soaked for 2-3 hours in cool water.
2. While the eggplant is soaking, peel the peppers and cut into strips.
3. Cut the garlic with a knife into small pieces and immediately send to the vegetables. During cooking, they will absorb all its flavors, which will make the lecho even more fragrant.
4. Separately, prepare the marinade. To do this, we send all the components according to the list to the pan and boil.
5. The vegetable mixture is poured with marinade, put on fire. Simmer for about an hour.

When the snack is ready, it can be poured into jars.

Recipe No. 5 Lecho with tomatoes and rice for the winter

If you want to make a more satisfying snack that can be put on the table as a main course, then the rice lecho recipe will surely suit you.

For cooking, you need to take bell peppers, onions and carrots in equal parts – only 500 gr each, you will also need tomatoes in the amount of 3 kg. The total amount of rice for harvesting is 1 kg. For taste characteristics, let’s add a glass of sugar and one and a half glasses of vegetable oil. Although there is no salt in the recipe, it can be added, as well as various spices.

1. We wash the rice under running water, pour boiling water over it and let it brew under a warm towel.
2. Remove skin from tomatoes. To do this, they are dipped in boiling water for a few seconds. After that, in a blender, we get a homogeneous mass from them.
3. The tomato mass will simmer for about an hour over low heat.
4. During this time, chop the onion and carrot. The latter can be grated if desired.
5. After an hour, add all the other ingredients to the tomatoes. The mixture will boil for about 40 minutes. Then it can be laid out in banks.