Lecso

My mum used to make Lecso quite often. I am not sure where did she learn how to make one, but hers are the best. She always makes Lecso with meat, however quick look around Internet told me that this is a vegetable dish.

Hungarian lecso (LEH-choh) is a vegetable stew that combines three of Hungary's favorite ingredients -- peppers, tomatoes and paprika. Lecso can be served variously as a vegetable side dish, appetizer or the main meal itself. Many cooks can lecso to be used in the winter months. It's similar to Serbian djuvece and Russian letcho.

My yesterday lecso was slightly different than my mum's but it was also very good.

I have made it from following ingredients added one by one to the pan with some oil:

• onion
• sausages
• mushrooms
• pepper
• gherkins
• a can of tomatoes
• tomato concentrate
• black pepper
• rosemary

I am never concern of how much of everything needs to be added, just what I feel its right :)