Slow Cooker Lecho with Tomatoes and Carrots for Winter

Put up a batch of really delicious lecho for the winter—and the slow cooker makes it easy and fast! Ever since a slow cooker landed in our kitchen, this is the only way I make lecho. It takes less time, it's simpler, and the result is excellent!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 8 % 1 g
Fats 25 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 67 % 8 g
66 kcal
GI: 63 / 0 / 38

Cooking method

  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Wash the tomatoes and remove the stem ends. Cut the tomatoes into quarters and drop them into a blender.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Blend the tomatoes into a smooth purée.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Wash the bell peppers, remove the stems and seeds, and cut them into pieces.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Pour the tomato purée into the slow cooker pot. Peel the carrots and grate them on the coarse side of a box grater, then add them to the purée. Add the salt as well.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Add the sugar and pour in the sunflower oil.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Stir everything together thoroughly.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Add the chopped peppers and stir everything again.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Turn on the slow cooker. Select the "Stew" setting and set the time to 40 minutes. Cook with the lid open.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    About 10 minutes before the program ends, press the garlic through a garlic press into the pot and stir it in.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    About 5 minutes before the end, pour in the vinegar.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11

    Ladle the finished lecho into sterilized jars and seal them with the lids. Let them cool in a warm spot. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Wine vinegar (3%) - 9  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar 9% - 11  kcal/100g
  • Balsamic vinegar - 88  kcal/100g
  • Apple cider vinegar - 14  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar - 11  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898  kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899  kcal/100g

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