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Leczo is a Polish stew that's made with lots of delicious vegetables (mostly bell peppers and tomatoes, but also zucchini) and smoked Polish kiełbasa sausage. It's one of my favorite summer dinners - it's sweet, smoky, light, yet filling. This is so easy to make and I promise, you won't have enough of it!

Leczo (Polish Vegetable and Sausage Stew)

(300 grams) smoked kiełbasa

onion

garlic

paprika (preferably sweet Hungarian paprika)

oregano

smoked paprika (or more, to taste)

cayenne pepper

bell peppers

tomato paste

zucchini

(900 grams) tomatoes

salt and pepper (to taste)

sourdough bread (to serve)

Prepare all the ingredients:

Cut kielbasa in half lengthwise and then into slices.

Cut zucchini in half lengthwise then again in half, then into slices.

Cut a shallow “X” in the bottom of each tomato, add them to a pot and pour in boiling water, leave for a couple of minutes then drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and dice the tomatoes.

Dice the onion and finely chop garlic (with a knife and not using a garlic press).

Cut bell peppers into strips.

Cook leczo:

Add oil to a large pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add kielbasa slices and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring from time to time, until kielbasa is browned.

Reduce the heat to medium/medium-low and add onions. Cook for a couple of minutes until softened.

Add garlic, paprika, smoked paprika, oregano, cayenne. Cook for 30 seconds.

Add bell peppers, cook for about 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Add tomato paste, zucchini, and tomatoes. Scrape with a spatula all the brown bits on the bottom of the pot.

Cook over medium heat, uncovered, for about 15 minutes, stirring from time to time, or until all the vegetables are soft and the stew is thickened.

Take the pot off the heat and season the stew with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with sourdough bread slices with butter.

Enjoy!

Lecsó- Hungarian Pepper-Tomato Stew is a summer dish where the star of the recipe is the red sweet pepper. This dish is made with bell peppers, onions, garlic and tomatoes. The sweet paprika is added to the sauce for a rich flavor.

Lecsó- Hungarian Pepper-Tomato Stew

vegetable oil(I used sunflower oil

onions

sweet paprika

tomatoes tomatoes

salt

black pepper

bacon

Heat the oil in a fairly large pan...

Heat the oil in a fairly large pan and saute the chopped onion until translucent.

Add the chopped peppers and toss them together...

Add the chopped peppers and toss them together with the onions for about 5 minutes.

Add the chopped garlic, then paprika, salt and...

Add the chopped garlic, then paprika, salt and pepper. Mix and cook for another 5 minutes.

Add the chopped tomatoes of the canned diced...

Add the chopped tomatoes of the canned diced tomatoes.Cook until the sauce reduces and the peppers are soft and cooked.

Serve as a side dish with your favorite...

Serve as a side dish with your favorite meats.

Optional: If you add bacon or sausages, start...

Optional: If you add bacon or sausages, start by cooking the bacon and sausages first, then continue with the recipe the same way.

If you would like to eat Lecsó EXACTLY how Hungarians eat it, you should try this recipe using tomatoes and Hungarian wax peppers. It is a light veggie stew that is ready in 30 minutes!

Lecsó (Hungarian Pepper Stew)

Tbsp Coconut oil (in place of lard)

Onion (large)

Garlic

Tomatoes (large) (see Notes

Pepper (see Notes for types we recommend)

tsp Hungarian sweet paprika powder

Salt and Pepper to taste

Peel and chop onion and garlic.

Wash and cut tomatoes first into wedges, then cut it half or third. You need to end up with pieces in the size of 1 inch (1-1,5 cm) cubes.

Wash and slice peppers. First cut them half, remove the seeds and the stem. Lay it on the cutting board and slice vertical stripes. Now, cut the stripes in half horizontally so you have 2-3 inch long (3-4 cm) stripes. If you use the original wax or banana pepper you can slice them as rings.

Preparing the ingredients

Heat your stockpot or a Dutch oven to medium heat and add coconut oil.

Add chopped onion, stir and cook for 2 minutes.

Add chopped garlic, stir and cook for a minute.

Add sliced peppers, salt, and black pepper. Stir until combined.

Add chopped tomatoes and sweet paprika powder. Stir until combined.

Cover it with a lid and cook it on medium heat until it is boiling.

Remove lid, stir and cook for 6-8 minutes until the tomatoes are mushy and there are juices. (You can add now the optional liquid smoke if you want). Ready to be served!

Cooking lecso

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Lecsó is sort of the Hungarian version of the French ratatouille. It is a super easy tomato and pepper stew you can stir up in one pot within 30 minutes. If you would like to eat Lecsó EXACTLY how Hungarians eat it, you should try this recipe.

Hungarian Lecsó (Ratatouille) - Tomato Pepper Stew (Vegan / Gluten-free)

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