Among the preparations for the winter, lecho has long taken its rightful place. To prepare this Hungarian cuisine dish you do not need expensive products, and if the vegetables are grown in your own garden, you will have to spend a little money only on vinegar, salt, sugar and spices.
Lecho add not only tomatoes and peppers, but also other vegetables: zucchini, eggplants, cucumbers, etc. There are many cooking options for this dish, but in the classic one you can only change the composition of the spices.
Before preparing the tomato and pepper lecho, you need to choose the right vegetables. Tomatoes need to be ripe and meaty to make a thick puree. The pepper is chosen strong, it can even be a little unripe - it will not boil down during stewing. If the preparation is made only from green vegetables, then you can add a little ground paprika. The color of the dish will turn out to be rich and golden.
To cook lecho for the winter quickly, you need to immediately take a lot of ingredients and a large saucepan.
For 4 kg of pepper you will need 2 kg of tomatoes, 15 cloves of garlic, 3 bunches of herbs, 2 cups of vegetable oil, 2 tsp each. ground paprika and black pepper, 1, 5 cups of sugar, 7 onions, 2 tbsp. vinegar, 4-5 pieces of bay leaves, salt to taste. Other spices can be added to lecho: marjoram, thyme, cilantro and basil, but only in small quantities.
First, all vegetables are washed, seeds and stalks are removed from the pepper, cut into large strips so that they do not boil. Tomatoes are cut into slices, and onions are cut in half rings. First, the onions are fried in a saucepan with oil to make it transparent, then the tomatoes are poured and boiled to make the vegetable puree. And then put pepper, salt and sugar, cook under the lid for another 5-7 minutes. Then add chopped garlic and vinegar, stew for another 20 minutes. And 10 minutes before turning off the fire, put herbs and spices.
Lecho is poured hot, the jars are immediately tightened with lids, turned over and covered with a blanket until they cool completely.
