Red Bell Pepper Letcho is a traditional Hungarian recipe for a classic vegetable dish of onion and red bell pepper cooked in tomato puree with hot paprika. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Hungarian version of: Red Bell Pepper Letcho.
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Ingredients:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp hot paprika (or chilli powder)
675g yellow onion, thinly sliced
450g red bell pepper, cored and cut into strips
2 tbsp tomato purée
Method:
Combine the oil and paprika in an oval baking dish about 33 x 22cm in size. Fry for 1 minute then add the onions and stir to coat with the flavoured oil. Fry for 6 minutes, until softened.
Mound the peppers on top of the onions then cover the dish and simmer gently for about 6 minutes, or until the peppers have begun to wilt. Stir to combine then add the tomato purée and 2 tbsp water. Stir well to combine, bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve hot.
