In winter, I really want to have a stock of different seasonings and sauces. It is best to do them yourself. Of course, it is not necessary to know how to make lecho from tomatoes and peppers at home, it is sold in a store. But the homemade variation is unrivaled, even if this is your first time cooking.
It is necessary
- Pepper - 2 kg.
- Tomatoes - 2 kg.
- Sugar - no more than 1/2 cup.
- Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup.
- Salt - 2 teaspoons.
- Vinegar, 9 percent - 3 tablespoons.
Instructions
Step 1
First you need to wash the tomatoes. A stalk is cut out from them, cut into several slices. All this must be processed in a blender or simply chopped in a meat grinder. Some people crush the tomato with a press, after chopping the vegetable, but you need to be careful, it is important to preserve the juice.
Step 2
Pepper needs to be washed, various unnecessary elements removed - the stalk, its base, seeds. It is better to cut them from the inside, along with the seed box. The pepper also needs to be cut, preferably into 4 equal parts each. You need to make a mistake with the quantity. According to the recipe, pepper requires 2 kg. But this is what remains if you handle about 2.5 kg correctly. vegetable.
Step 3
Now the tomato must be brought to a boil by mixing it with butter and sugar. Previously, before the mixture goes to the stove, all this must be thoroughly mixed so that the mixture is evenly stirred. When this blank boils, pepper is poured into it, and then they continue to cook, stirring. Vinegar is poured in at the very end of the action, otherwise it will evaporate.
Step 4
Now you need to use jars, but they are sterilized first. There are several methods for this, choose the right one.
Step 5
When everything is ready, the hot product is poured into jars, lids are put on. Banks are placed, wrapped in a towel, in a dark place, until they cool. Usually, after a day, they can already be lowered into the basement or another cool place. In a successful case, such a blank is stored for at least a year.
