Leczo / Lesco

Hungarian Lecso Recipe - Tomato-Pepper Stew Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons bacon grease or oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced thinly
• 1 pound banana or Italian or green bell peppers. cut into 1/4-inch strips
• 3 large very ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (less if using sausage)
• 1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
  optional: add cubed courgettes
   garnish with herbs

Preparation

• In a large skillet, saute the onion in bacon fat or oil over low heat for 5 minutes. Add pepper and cook another 15 minutes. Add tomatoes, sugar, salt and paprika and cook for another 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until mixture resembles chunky tomato sauce.
  
  Variations

• Toward the end of the cooking time, add 4 beaten eggs and mix in.
• For a main meal, add 1 1/2 pounds smoked or fresh Hungarian sausage.
• For a lunch, serve in a bowl topped with a fried egg.
  

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