Thursday, January 8, 2015

World Cuisines: Leczo (Poland)

Ingredients:
- 4 bell peppers, chopped in big pieces
- 1 onion, chopped
- oil
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
- 3 cups of water
- 1/2 lb. bacon, cut in thin strips
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 1/2 or 1 full polish sausage, chopped
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste
- 6-8 table mushrooms, sliced
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1 tsp paprika
- crushed red pepper - just a touch, leczo is not meant to be spicy

Preparation:
- Fry bacon
- Fry onion and sausage separately in oil
- Add everything except tomato paste to a large pot, bring to a boil and cook for an hour, until pepper is falling apart soft
- Add extra water if necessary (the soup is medium thick)
- Add tomato paste, stir and cook for 15 minutes

Makes 4-5 servings depending on appetite. This soup is easy to make and I got the recipe from my mom. I hope you will like it. Smacznego!


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