European Recipes: Hungarian Recipes:Red Pepper Letcho

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                              Red Pepper "Letcho

Recipe By     : B.Kafka/topogue@idsonline.com
Serving Size : 16   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : sauce                            vegetables
                  Polenta

    Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1      tablespoon    oil
     1      teaspoon      paprika -- hot or chili powder
                           -- without cumin
     1 1/2 pounds        onion -- yellow thinly sliced
     1      pound         red bell pepper -- cut into strips
     2      tablespoons   tomato paste

1. Combine oil and paprika in a 13 x 9 x 2" oval dish. Cook,
uncovered, at 100% for 1 minuted. Stir in onions, coating them with
the paprika and oil mixture. Cook, uncovered, for 6 minutes.

2. Remove from Microwave oven . Stir onions and mound peppers on top.
Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Cook for 8 minutes. Prick plastic to
release steam.

3. Remove from oven and uncover. Stir well and cook, uncovered, for 6
minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook, uncovered, for 18 minutes,
stirring twice.

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Per serving: 33 Calories; 1g Fat (25% calories from fat); 1g Protein;
6g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 18mg Sodium

NOTES : This Hungarian dish is terrific of grilled polenta. Also
nice as a topper for a little pasta.