Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)

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Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)

Ingredients

Sweet pepper 4 kg
(net weight after processing)
Ripe red tomatoes 2 Kg
Sugar 1 glass
(200 g)
To fill:
Vinegar (I use natural apple cider) 1 glass
Vegetable oil 1 glass
Salt 2 tbsp. l. with a slide

Cooking method

  • Preparing vegetables.
  • I choose sweet pepper that is necessarily thick-walled, fleshy, of different colors - it looks beautiful and tastes different from red from yellow-green.
  • Cut the sweet pepper, peel the seeds from the inside. Rinse in water, and fold in a bowl, skin side up, so that the water goes down to the bottom of the bowl and is not absorbed into the pepper.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso) Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • I clean the inside of the pepper well, cut off all the membranes, because after cooking they become sloppy and loose. Cut the finished and washed pepper into large pieces, about 2-2.5 cm.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso) Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • I choose red and fleshy tomatoes, which have a lot of pulp and juice. Mine, I cut it in half, cut out the petiole, and if there is a white fibrous place, it is hard. If you can see that the tomatoes are not very juicy and that there is not enough juice from them, add a few more tomatoes.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso) Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • I don't cook tomato sauce separately, there is a lot of fuss.
  • I break the finished tomatoes in a glass blender at high speed - very good!
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • Pour tomato juice into a saucepan
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • Add sugar, salt, oil, vinegar to tomato juice, mix and put on fire, bring to a boil.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • Add the coarsely chopped pepper, mix, bring the mass to a boil and let it boil for 10-15 minutes, until the peppers are soft. Do not overcook the pepper! It should be slightly soft, al dente! - blanched. You get a lot of juice, enough for pouring into jars.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso) Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • At this stage, we constantly try the sauce for salt-vinegar-sugar, and if necessary, add some of them, adjust the taste for ourselves. Bring the mass to a boil.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • We transfer the prepared hot mass to prepared jars, seal, add sauce and close it under the lids. I add 0.5 coffees to each can. tablespoons of coriander seeds and mustard seeds - this is optional))
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • Then we put the jars on the lids until they cool completely, cover them with two layers of kitchen towels so that the heat lasts longer, self-sterilization.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • After the can has cooled down, turn the lids up, check the quality of the twist so that the air does not “hiss” from under the lids and air does not rise up the can. If this happens, it means a defect in the twist, or the quality of the lid and the can. You can urgently open such a jar, quickly boil the mixture, pour it back into the jar and close it with a new lid, put it back on the lid until it cools.
  • Now you can put the cans for temporary storage, somewhere in a corner ... so that no one is fired))) and we will monitor the condition of the cans for a couple of weeks.
  • Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
  • Then we remove the cans for permanent storage in the closet, the pantry - these canned food is stored very well, without problems, even for several years!

The dish is designed for

10-11 cans of 720 ml

Note

The taste of lecho resembles Bulgarian lecho from the distant past of our country, when people ran after it and stocked up with boxes!
And what a delicious marinade! I remember drinking this marinade straight from the can

Cook with pleasure and bon appetit!

Lyi
Admin, thanks for the recipe.
I did some twists today. At first she was afraid that there was not enough liquid (tomato), but, thank God, she resisted and did not add, she turned down the heat and over low heat while the pepper was languishing, he gave the necessary juice.
Admin

Lyi, did the right thing, you get a lot of juice, sometimes it even remains if the tomatoes are very ripe

I hope you can share a story about the taste of lecho later, it needs to be infused, then the taste manifests itself very well

Eat for health
Lyi
Admin, again THANKS for the recipe.
Today I made the second batch of LECHO.
Previous jars stand without any trouble, do not explode.
And the lecho is really very tasty. I recommend to all.
Admin

Lyi, nice to hear, eat for health
Olima
Damn, well, I should have seen the recipe for this lecho. Now I won't sleep, all my thoughts are like going to the market tomorrow for pepper. I have only 2.5 kg at home, but I want to do it in full.
Well, at least don't go online until the seating season is over. But I promised both myself and my husband that this year I will not close anything, only I will freeze. And what do you think: the freezer is full and the cans are already rolled up.
But lecho very good hozzaa
Olima
Admin, and even along the way, you can have a couple of questions at once: in the recipe you wrote "I break ready-made tomatoes in a blender." Are they boiled tomatoes or raw? And if I don't have natural apple cider vinegar, but only ordinary vinegar 9%, then how much do I need?
Admin

Olima, the lecho is really delicious And contains only peppers and tomatoes, as it should be in lecho

I break the tomatoes raw, get tomato juice, into which I then add pepper.

Apple cider vinegar is about 6%, if you use another stronger 9%, then to your taste:
or leave 9% as it is, then it will turn out a little sharper lecho,
or subtract the amount of 9% vinegar up to about 150-200 ml., the tomatoes are liquid, there is a lot of juice, and it is enough to cover all the pepper
Tone4ka
Hello Admin, I really want to cook lecho according to your recipe, because I remember the taste of Bulgarian lecho from my childhood I am really a beginner in twists, and in this connection I had several questions. Sorry if the questions seem silly to you. I'm just learning. Sweet Bulgarian pepper for lecho should you use only red or green and yellow? And another question in each jar you need to put 1/2 coffees. tablespoons of coriander and mustard seeds is only 1/2 of both. Tell me the translation of a coffee spoon into a regular teaspoon. If 1/2 coffee, then it turns out 1/4 tea. Right? Thank you in advance for your reply.
Admin

Good day , Tone4ka!

In principle, you can put pepper of any color, but lecho looks better from red pepper, and green pepper loses its color after heat treatment, becomes "dirty", unappetizing.

Take pepper with thick walls so that there is something to eat later, the pepper also loses a lot of moisture, but it will be tastier.

Spices are placed in 1/2 cup. l. FOR EVERY SPICE and FOR EVERY BANK!

You can put 1/5 teaspoon each.

The taste of lecho really resembles lecho "from those times" when the country was full of cans with Bulgarian lecho, such a classic lecho, without various additives.

Eat to your health!
Olima
Admin, I ran here to thank for this recipe, this is exactly the recipe that I was looking for, so that there were no carrots, onions, etc.
Made the other day, it turned out 11 half-liter jars. I cooked it in two passes, half a portion each, since I had different peppers: one thick-walled, and one thinner, and there was no suitable saucepan, but I even liked it that way, it is more convenient to stir and spread over the jars. Tomato really seemed a little at first, I even got scared, but then the pepper let the juice out and everything became fine, I even had 1 glass of filling left.
As always, there were some incidents. On the first run, I prepared everything for the spilling of peppers, put the seeds of mustard and coriander, rolled up the peppers, I look and my spices are standing, I forgot about them. The second time I cooked, so I threw the spices into the pan before the end of cooking, so that for sure
Nothing, in the winter I will compare the tastes.
Sweet pepper lecho with tomatoes (Hungarian lecso)
Admin
Quote: Olima

Admin, I ran here to thank for this recipe, this is exactly the recipe that I was looking for, so that there were no carrots, onions, etc.

I accept thanks Thank you for using my recipe!

Yes, this is a classic lecho!

Both options will be delicious!
For my taste, spices add some piquancy and taste better
Teen_tinka
And I cook this Lecho only without oil and vinegar ...... for some reason I hate them lately ..... Tasty though. And the family periodically requires additives in the form of vinegar ... I cook them separately ...
Admin

Nuuuuuuuuuu, the taste and color ..... we are all different, even in the same family
tanchik
Admin! THANKS again !!!! Mine adore peppers, but not all cooked will be eaten. With lecho, I really had a whole trouble. How many recipes I tried, how many they praised me, and my men flatly refused to eat my lecho, they bought Nezhinskoe in the store. The husband says that it is unfeminine that reminds him of the taste of Bulgarian lecho from childhood. I looked over a bunch of culinary sites, but I didn't come across what I needed. And here is your recipe! Well, just a find! Yesterday my husband opened the jar, he ate it himself, he didn't even leave it for me to try. Approved. Finally! I even reassured that our boys will definitely like it! For this, a lot of thanks to you and
Admin
Quote: tanchik

Yesterday my husband opened the jar, he ate it himself, he didn't even leave it for me to try. Approved. Finally! I even reassured that our boys will definitely like it! For this, a lot of thanks to you and

A man just won't eat a jar of lecho, so he really liked the taste. Did you have time to purr from bliss?

Cook and feed your men for health
THANK YOU!
tanchik
Quote: Admin

At the same time, did you manage to purr from bliss?

Yeah, he purred, at the same time bringing up our flock with lectures, which squealed and mumbled at their feet, saying that animals don't eat like that! I don’t know about animals, but our pug is not an animal, he is a pug. And he feeds on everything!
I "washed" the plate for my husband. For which he received from me, but somehow he is not very concerned about it. In general, mompsya eats and eats! Here. Generally DELICIOUS!
happy
Admin! Thank you so much for your lecho! Natural and tasty! Today I tried half a portion. The whole family is delighted! But this is the most important thing - that what we do is appreciated by our closest ones! Now I will see how well the lecho is stored. Yes, I forgot to say, I made lecho without coriander and mustard (well, I don't have them). For myself, I realized that the most important thing is to beat the tomatoes, seeds and skin well in a blender or combine in this case, in this case, it is not felt at all. What I liked especially about this recipe is that it is easy and quick to get a delicate and tasty lecho from ordinary products. Thank you!
Admin

Girls, thanks !!!!

It is so nice that everyone likes such a simple lecho, including husbands and pugs. Minimum products - maximum taste and stomach pleasure!

Well, spices are to your taste and desire, a set of spices to your taste, you can not put anything at all

And tomatoes can be broken with a blender and then rubbed through a sieve - but such simplicity suits me and does not irritate me - again, tomato fiber is for good reason

Cook and eat for health for yourself and your family, the most important thing is that lecho is pleasant and eaten with pleasure, and everyone purrs licking plates

RybkA
Admin, do you peel the tomatoes or beat them whole?
Olima
RybkA, can I answer as I did, I think that Admin will not be offended. And if I do something wrong, then let her correct me.
I did not peel the tomatoes, cut them into two or four pieces and beat them in a glass from a blender.
Admin
Quote: RybkA

Admin, do you peel the tomatoes or beat them whole?

I don’t clean! Laziness and time to waste

Tomatoes break well in mashed potatoes, and if there are grains, they do not bother us!

You can also clean it - this is already a matter of taste and will not affect the overall taste of lecho
RybkA
I see), and then you need to wrap the cans?
Admin
Quote: RybkA

I see), and then you need to wrap the cans?

I don't wrap it up, just put it on the lids until it cools
RybkA
Well, everything is stewed. Hands itch to add a tomato, but for now I restrain myself. Judging by the responses, there should be enough juice.
Admin
Quote: RybkA

Well, everything is stewed. Hands itch to add a tomato, but for now I restrain myself. Judging by the responses, there should be enough juice.

If the tomatoes are ripe and red, there will be enough juice! And the pepper will still give its juice!
RybkA
5 minutes - normal flight. I made half a portion, just enough for 6 cans of 0.5l each. The juice remained, literally half a glass. The sauce tastes delicious! in a month I think it will be even better. Went to raise gratitude!
Admin

Thank you

Does it taste like natural lecho?

Eat for health, I hope you like it
tanchik
Admin, I say to you for the thousandth time in my mind: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Fasting began and my husband re-furred all the conservation. Only 2 half-liter cans remained from lecho cans. The next year I ordered "so that it was for every day!" I figured so myself, according to the speed of eating lecho, how many cans do I need to close? So that for every day, about 100?
The children have now registered the jar with potatoes with mushrooms, and left the last jar to dad.
We didn’t make it to the new harvest. Well, it turned out to be too tasty!
Admin

Tanychik we consider: one can with each meal, for each family member, beloved relatives, and expected guests - we will get the number of cans for blanks
Cook and eat for health
tanchik
Oh, I'm afraid our apartment won't hold so many jars, we probably need to expand!
TATbRHA
My favorite lecho is even simpler: 0.5 kg of tomato paste (we make and sell wonderful tomato paste in the Krasnodar Territory - a spoon is worth, sweet, absolutely natural, it contains only tomatoes and salt) dilute 0.5 liters of water, put 1 kg of pepper sliced ​​lengthwise, 2 tbsp. l sugar, 1 tbsp. l. salt (no slide!). Stir, bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, roll up. No vegetable oil, no vinegar. How delicious ... And the liquid is so thick, almost a sauce. More "Bulgarian".
Admin

And why dilute tomato paste with water (even very good!), If in the SUMMER you can use GROUND tomatoes for lecho! Why are they worse than canned paste?

Here, just THIS lecho, tastes like the real Bulgarian of those times
TATbRHA
So that the liquid is thick, like a sauce. As in real Bulgarian lecho, but without thickeners. Of course, you can also get a thick one from soil, but you have to cook for a long, long time, and the last vitamins are digested ... And in the Bulgarian lecho, tomato seeds are still not present.
Try it, I'm sure you will like it.
Svetta
Quote: TATbRHA

To the liquid was thick like a sauce. As in real Bulgarian lecho, but without thickeners. Of course, you can also get a thick one from soil, but you need to cook for a long, long time, and the last vitamins are digested ...
When making tomato paste, it is also boiled down to a thickness, "and the last vitamins are boiled ..."

Admin, a wonderful delicious recipe !!! I've been doing it for 20 years, and I'm not tired!
Only I have a calculation for 50-60 peppers and 1 liter of thick tomato juice. Otherwise, everything is the same. Delicious!!! I confirm.
Admin
Tomato juice can be sieved through a sieve, there will be no seeds

I prefer to cook in summer from natural ground products, and pasta will come in handy in winter, and I don't believe in canned cans - tomato paste is also made with the addition of applesauce, the share of which is very large in the paste.

But that's a matter of taste
Admin
Quote: svetta

When making tomato paste, it is also boiled down to a thickness, "and the last vitamins are boiled ..."

Admin, a wonderful delicious recipe !!! I've been doing it for 20 years, and I'm not tired!
Only I have a calculation for 50-60 peppers and 1 liter of thick tomato juice. Otherwise, everything is the same. Delicious!!! I confirm.

Sveta, Thank you! Indeed, delicious!

It has long been said about canned pasta that it is mixed with applesauce and other additives. And I don’t want to use pasta especially in summer
himichka
My cannery uses a mechanical screw juicer to make tomato juice, and the seeds go to waste, a very useful thing.
Oksya
Hello everybody! Admin, a huge THANKS for this recipe! Now I'm doing lecho on it.I would like to insert my 5 kopecks (it may be useful to someone): I don't have a large saucepan, and I decided to use the help of a multicooker. I poured the juice with all the ingredients, followed by pepper and on the "SOUP" mode, but not until the end, but for about 20 minutes (in general, you can manually determine whether the pepper has reached the desired condition). And then we put the pepper in the jars. The aroma is wonderful!
By the way, and one more thing - to make it more convenient to fish out and put the pepper in a jar, I used ice tongs
Admin

And I put a funnel with a very wide neck into the jar and pour the ready-made lecho straight from the pan with a ladle - and everything rolls perfectly into the jar, there is no dirt!

Eat to your health!
Oksya
Also a good way
Elenka
Admin, and I made lecho according to your recipe. I made a whole batch of ripe red pepper, drove the tomatoes through a screw juicer, it turned out 6.5 liters.
Lecho is very tasty and quick to prepare.
Thank you!
And why didn't I see the recipe before ...
LLika
I also made lecho yesterday 0.5 portions according to this recipe. While it was cooking, I tried it, tasted salt and vinegar. What happened in the end, I really liked it
Came out 8 jars of 0.5 liters.
Thank you, Romchka
francevna
Quote: Admin

And I put a funnel with a very wide neck into the jar and pour the finished lecho directly from the pan with a ladle - and everything rolls perfectly into the jar, there is no dirt!

Eat to your health!

Admin, thanks a lot for the funnel tip. Live and learn. How many I thought, but never saw such funnels, did not know that they are on sale. Today I asked in the shop and here it is, plastic happiness for 20 rubles. And how much use and time savings !!!
I wonder if there are such enameled or silicone ones?
Admin

There are metal ones too. I have, but a little less plastic. And I bought metal. in the metal department. utensils Gipfel - look there too, maybe you're lucky

A large plastic one for cans, preservation - very convenient!

I will also tell you how to use the funnel: if you put it in an open bag, then you can easily through the funnel without loss and hassle
- pour frozen (and not only) berries into the bag, then tie the bag and put it in the freezer
- pour various cereals, flour and so on ...

As the funnel is filled, shake the cereal (berries) down, the funnel gradually rises above the cereal and so on until the bag is completely filled

Try it, I hope you like it
francevna
Admin, thank you very much for the advice.
per4inka
tell and banks need to be sterilized ??
Admin
Quote: per4inka

tell and banks need to be sterilized ??

Of course you do! Or just pour over boiling water before laying the pepper. Hot peppers sterilize the jars as they cool.

The sterilization of dishes and the cleanliness of food processing are already implied when preparing food, so this is overlooked when writing recipes
RybkA
Romchka... but I have a problem two cans swelled and two tore off. I sin on the lids, they didn’t go well, probably ... after all, the rest are standing. I took out these four cans, now I want to digest and try to roll them up again. The marinade, however, needs to be adjusted, since it has become sour. I understand that I am writing late, and the answer will not be immediate .... but still, how would you do? Eating so much at once is not realistic ...
Olima
RybkA, can I insert my five cents for your situation. I definitely would not digest, because the result will not be the same. Leave the jar to eat, and freeze the rest in portions, and use it to prepare various dishes where pepper is needed: borsch, gravy, stew, etc.

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