I usually do my grocery shopping over the weekend. This week had some errands to do in the town and decided to do some quick shopping at the local Wegmans. There, in the produce section a bag of small sweet peppers was calling my name.
I like these tiny peppers more than the regular ones, especially in salads or stuffed with some herb cheese. After seeing this recipe I knew I had to buy a new bag and make some. Oh, and I’m so happy I did.
This Hungarian Lecso was so good and reminded me of home. The sweet peppers made such a delicious combo with the Hungarian paprika. Perfectly balanced.
Usually in Romania we’d make something like this but roast the pepper prior. There are a little different in taste also, the Romanian one having a slightly smokey flavor especially if you use a charcoal grill to roast the peppers. The Hungarian one has a wonderful flavor given by the Hungarian paprika, a spice not so often used in Romanian cuisine.
I serve mine Romanian style, with home made polenta.
Talking about Hungarian and Romanian cuisines you may wanna check the Hungarian Cabbage Noodles, Savory Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Hungarian Plum Dumplings or maybe this Hungarian Style Cannelini Bean Soup
There are lots other Hungarian dishes worth trying but that’s not all, you’ll also find lots of Italian dishes and lots of comfort dinners.
Also, Elisabeth kindly shares with us her finds at the thrift stores.
You guessed right, tonight’s Thank you goes to Elisabeth.
My dear Elisabeth, Thank You for being such a wonderful blogger, for sharing with us delicious meals and leave encouraging comments. Thank you for the sweet memories your dishes bring to mind. They heal my home sick.
Thank you Monet, Carolyn, Wendy, Elisabeth Lora Alisha Sara Kate Claudia Nancy Gina Dionne
Andreea Sandra
Thank you all for reading,your support is highly appreciated
As usual,
Roxana
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Oh my husband love Lecsó with polenta..we all do! My favorite style of eating it
) it is just dip the hot bread in it!:)) This is wonderful recipe Roxy..just wonderful!
This is a very nice recipe…the peppers are looking really fresh and so good.
Just last week I published some goulash, this looks too good. I'll try this one too.
Your Hungarian Lecsó looks delicous!
Oh my goodness, you get such wonderful looking produce!
Mandy
Hi Roxana-I just saw your post this morning on my bloglist, and I saw the title Hungarian Lecsó…I thought it was a mistake, and to my surprise, you made the same thing, and then the cannelini soup?…and seeing how you mentioned my name, and my blog…my heart started beating so fast!
I cannot begin to tell you how honored I am, not just because your were so kind to mention me, but how gorgeous your dishes turned out. So glad you also found those colorful amazing peppers. The portion of the lecsó I made was shared with 2 families, that's how much it was, so economical, so delicious. I had the last portion in scrambled eggs.
I'm so proud to say that the Hungarians, and Romanians share so much of the culture from the gastronomical cuisine, and you have outdone yourself. You are a true friend, dear Roxana, and I thank you for your kindness, and caring, from the bottom of my heart!
Hugs, and kisses to you, my sweet friend!
Delish! What great color and flavors!
oh, this looks wonderful! i split my time between fredericksburg, dc and the nothern neck of virginia, so next time im at wegman's (this wknd?) i'll have to pick a packet of those peppers up!
so great to find a food blogger in the same area!
also, i tweeted about your pull apart cheesy bread recipe and someone tried it and loved it! http://twitter.com/#!/SlowFoodRVA/status/44759385112719360 (as did i)
so glad i discovered your blog.
That's a colorful dish. Love the flavor. Glad that I bump into your blog.
Your top photo immediately reminded me of Elisabeth…and how fun to read on and see she was an inspiration. Now, if I could only find a lovely bag of miniature peppers I could join you both in making this lovely dish. Both your soup and pasta look amazing!!!
Dear Roxana, Thank you for visiting my blog and for following. I love roasted peppers! I like your combo with the polenta. Blessings, Catherine xoxo
Lovely blog with peppers.Wonderful pictures.
I have a whole bag of those in the fridge, and I was wondering what I wanted to do with them. This dish sounds perfect. I'm going right over to vote for you! Have a great week.
-Gina-
Those peppers are so pretty! I can't blame you for picking them up.
I don't know much about Hungarian food, but I was planning on making a Hungarian mushroom soup this week.
That is wonderful Roxana!!! Congrats
I’ll go over right now and vote!
glad you picked up those peppers, what lovely inspiration, Babble top 100..Congrats!!!
sweetlife
I've gotten those peppers at Wegmans before! The Lecsó with polenta is a perfect way to use them, I can't wait to try to make this!
Your Hungarian Lecsó looks perfect, Roxana:)I love the idea of serving it with polenta….mmm!Elisabeth is fabulous:)
I love these mini peppers! You found the perfect use for them
You already have my vote my friend! You make incredible recipes and this one is no exception. I love those little peppers. They have something similar at Trader Joe's that I pick up on occasion as well.
This looks absolutely delicious! I love peppers and polenta, so I am going to try this very soon.
I did not know Lecso but I love polenta and I love peppers so there you go! I found another way to make a polenta dish!
That looks great! One of my great grandparents came from Romania.
congratulations on being nominated!
and ahh the sweet peppers are pretty arnt they? (:
i love their colors,
and i love your recipes youve done,
unfortunately i cant say ive tried many hungarian foods, but now im curious to look one up & try ~
Roxy – thanks for your kind comments
I've never seen pepper look so enticing… must go in search for these for some mini rellenos
Elizabeth is another of my favorites
Love this dish, love the mini peppers…
That Lecso looks perfect! Sounds perfect, too! Great job!!!
Congrats on the nomination – I'll head over to Babble asap!
Wow, that looks good. I keep thinking that I need to make some of these amazing Romanian meals for our friends who immigrated from there. Soon, very soon!
draga roxana,la mine la baia nare,de unde provin eu,lecso se facea des si continea :ceapa ardei rosii si niste oua batute deasupra.nu coceam ardeii.dar asa credca e mai bun.adica un fel de zacusca fara vinete ,dar cu oua.