Bulgarian pepper with tomatoes in a frying pan

Universal vegetarian appetizer of bell pepper! An excellent balanced dish from a minimal set of products! A wonderful addition to almost any side dish! Slices of fleshy bell pepper in a delicious tomato sauce! Yummy! Summer flavorful vegetable dishes are also available in winter!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 10 % 1 g
Fats 50 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 40 % 4 g
67 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare the products necessary for cooking bell peppers with tomatoes in a frying pan. You will need: sweet Bulgarian pepper (preferably red fleshy), tomatoes, vegetable oil, salt, ground black pepper. The ideal tomatoes for this dish are seasonal, ground, juicy, sweet.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Rinse the bell pepper thoroughly, cut it in half lengthwise, carefully remove the core with the seeds and the stalk. Carefully cut out the inner membranes. Shake out the remaining seeds. Cut the peeled pulp into short strips or medium-sized cubes.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Rinse tomatoes thoroughly, cut into large pieces (stalks and places from the attachment must be removed). Put the chopped tomatoes in the bowl of a blender and grind them into the most homogeneous puree.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, put the chopped bell pepper. Stir with a spatula, fry the pepper over medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Add tomato puree, salt and ground black pepper. You can add a couple of peas of allspice and bay leaf. Stir, bring to a boil. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    The pepper should soften, and the sauce should become more homogeneous. Remove the finished bell pepper with tomatoes in a frying pan from the heat. Cool and serve. When serving, decorate the snack with chopped herbs to your taste.

Instead of fresh tomatoes, you can use frozen or canned ones in their own juice. Or alternatively, take a good tomato juice with pulp (preferably homemade).
Bulgarian pepper can also be used frozen, harvested from the summer.
Bulgarian pepper with tomatoes in a frying pan should preferably be served chilled. It's good if the snack stays in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, it will infuse.

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

  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g

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