Bell peppers with tomatoes in a frying pan

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare the ingredients needed to cook bell peppers and tomatoes in a frying pan. You will need: sweet bell pepper (preferably red fleshy one), tomatoes, vegetable oil, salt, ground black pepper. The ideal tomatoes for this dish are seasonal, ground-grown, juicy, and sweet.

2. STEP 2

   

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

3. STEP 3

   

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

4. STEP 4

   

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

5. STEP 5

   

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

6. STEP 6

   

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

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

05.10.2023

4.6

Today I cooked bell peppers with tomatoes in a frying pan. It's very simple and fast! When hot, it is a delicious gravy for any side dish. When cold it resembles lecho. My daughter liked dipping the bread in tomato sauce). I had regular garden peppers, I took three of them and chopped them coarsely. When roasted, the pepper smells delicious. I crushed the tomatoes into puree using a blender. There were pieces of skin, but it didn’t bother us. You can, of course, remove the skin first. Immediately added salt and a freshly ground pepper mixture. Simmer for about 15 minutes, covered, until the pepper is soft, but not overcooked. We liked this bright appetizer, I’ll take note.