Authentic Lecsó (Hungarian Pepper Stew)

Authentic Hungarian Ratatouille aka Lecsó EXACTLY how Hungarians eat it with juicy tomatoes and Hungarian wax peppers.

Here is a simple, authentic Hungarian Lecsó (Pepper Stew) recipe — JUST the recipe, clean and traditional:


🇭🇺 Authentic Lecsó (Hungarian Pepper Stew)

Ingredients

  • 3–4 tbsp oil or lard
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 4–5 Hungarian sweet peppers, sliced
  • 2–3 tomatoes, chopped (or 1 cup canned)
  • 1–2 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
  • Salt to taste
  • Optional extras:
    • 1–2 cloves garlic
    • 1 smoked sausage (kolbász), sliced
    • 1 tsp hot paprika or chili
    • 1–2 eggs (scrambled into the stew at the end)

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