INGREDIENTS:

• 3 kg of bell pepper;
• 2-2.5 kg of tomatoes;
• 700 grams of onion;
• 2 tablespoons of rock salt (50 g);
• ½ cup of oil (125 ml);
• 90-100 g of sugar;
• 50 ml of vinegar 9%.

METHOD OF COOKING:

1. Use bell peppers that are red in color and well cooked. If you also have a greener pepper, then you need to blanch it for a few minutes to remove the bitterness.

2. Wash the peppers well, remove the backbone with seeds and cut into medium pieces, slices or straws.

3. Tomatoes can be of any size, it is important that they are ripe.

4. Wash them in cold water and cut them into pieces.

5. Make tomato juice from them using a meat grinder or juicer. You need 2 kg of tomato juice. If you don’t have a juicer, it’s a good idea to hold the tomatoes in boiling water for a few minutes, then the skin will come off very easily.

6. Peel the onion, then cut it into thin and small pieces.

7. Take a large pan, pour oil, add onions and put the pan on fire.

8. Sauté the onion over high heat for 10-15 minutes, the onion should not brown, it should absorb the oil and become slightly transparent. Do not forget to stir, otherwise it will burn.

9. Then pour tomato juice and bring it to a boil.

10. Add chopped pepper, salt and sugar. Mix everything very well.

11. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the vegetables for 20 minutes, after they boil.

12. After 15 minutes, pour in the vinegar and cook the stew until the pepper is ready. It should not be too hard and crunchy, but not too soft either.

13. Taste the stew and, if necessary, add more salt and sugar to taste, then mix again.

14. Prepare the jars, they must be sterilized. You can do this by steaming, in the oven, heating it for 10-15 minutes to 150°C, or in the microwave. The caps must be boiled. Choose cans so that in winter, after opening them, the stew is eaten quickly and does not stay in the refrigerator for more than 2 days.

15. Pour the hot mixture into jars, leveling with a spoon so that no air remains, and string.

16. Turn the jars upside down, cover with lids and let cool completely.

This amount of ingredients makes 5 liters of delicious lexo.

We wish you a pleasant appetite in the circle of your loved ones!