Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Lecsó With Eggs

  • 1 Jul 2019 7:52 AM
Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Lecsó With Eggs
Hungarian Letcho (lecsó) is a ratatouille-like dish made of stewed onions, tomatoes, and paprika. It can be served plain or with eggs or rice.

Ingredients for about 4 servings:

2-3 large onions, minced
10 bell peppers, halved lengthwise and cut into ½ inch slices
6 tomatoes, cored and cut into ¾ inch dice
8 eggs
2 Tbsp grease or olive oil
salt
freshly ground black pepper

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Difficulty:

Preparation:

Add the oil to a large skillet with the onions, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened. Add bell pepper. Cover and simmer very slowly, stirring occasionally, until pepper is half done. Add tomatoes and continue to simmer, covered, until peppers and tomatoes are soft.

Beat the eggs and add to the pot, mixing well. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste. Serve immediately with fresh bread.

Hint: You can add ingredients to taste.

Source: Puszta.com

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