Smothered red peppers paprikash (russian lech

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

3 tb Vegetable oil [used FF Broth]
2 Medium-size onions cut in Half and thinly sliced
1 Scant t sweet Hungarian Paprika
6 lg Red peppers

Instructions:

cored seeded And cut into medium-thick Strips 3 Canned Italian plum Tomatoes drained and finely Chopped 2 ts Tomato paste 1/3 c Chicken broth or more if Needed [used FF chicken Broth] x Salt and freshly ground Black pepper to taste 1 1/2 tb Red wine vinegar 1/8 ts Sugar or more to taste 1) Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute' until softened but not colored 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the paprika and toss with the onions until they are deeply colored. 2) Add the peppers and continue to saute' stirring occasionally for another 10 minutes. Do not allow the vegetables to brown. 3) Stir in the tomatoes tomato paste broth and salt and pepper. Allow the mixture to boil reduce the heat cover and simmer the peppers until very tender about 30 to 35 minutes adding more liquid a little at a time if it evaporates. 4) Off the heat stir in the vinegar and sugar and allow the mixture to cool. 5) This can be served warm at room temperature or cold. Serves 4 [as a side dish] [Variation: Use roasted red peppers instead of fresh. You'll probably find this requires less cooking time and requires more sugar to take the edge off the roasted red peppers and prevent them from dominating the dish. - Curtis] [From _Please_To_The_Table_-_The_Russian_Cookbook_ by Anya von Bremzen and John Welchman] From: Curtis Jacksoncjackson@mv.us.adobe.com (preferred)ordod721@aol.com rfvc Digest V94 Issue #175 Aug. 18 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith S.Smith34 TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.