Pisto Manchego Spanish Vegetable Stew Food

PISTO MANCHEGO (SPANISH VEGETABLE STEW)

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add tomatoes, sugar, and salt and cook for 5 minutes. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1/4 cup olive oil in a skillet over medium-low. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add bell peppers, zucchini, and onion. Increase heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are soft, about 15 minutes.
• Pour tomato mixture into the vegetable mixture and stir until well combined. Cook, stirring occasionally, for an additional 15 minutes. Taste and season with salt, if needed.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Crack eggs into the skillet and cook until outer edges become opaque, about 1 minute. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until whites are completely set, about 4 minutes.
• Divide vegetable stew amongst 4 plates and top each with a fried egg.

TOMATO AND VEGETABLE MIX (PISTO MANCHEGO)

Steps:

• Boil some water.
• Dip the tomatoes in boiling water to loosen the skin, then peel them and cut them in to small pieces.
• Peel and slice the onions and garlic.
• Clean and slice the peppers and courgettes.
• Put the olive oil into a frying pan, and gently fry the garlic and onions for 2 to 3 minutes on medium low heat.
• Add the peppers and turn up the heat to medium.
• Cook for five minutes, stirring all the time.
• Add the courgette, stir and cook for five more minutes and then add the tomatoes.
• Cover the pan, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Add a teaspoon of sugar; salt and pepper to taste.
• Turn up the heat and stir well.
• If the pisto has too much liquid, let it boil away but keep stirring so that none of the ingredients stick to the bottom.

PISTO MANCHEGO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add potato and bell peppers, increase heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add zucchini; cook and stir for 5 minutes more.
• Add tomatoes, stirring well to combine the mixture together. Cover and simmer until the mixture has softened, about 15 minutes. Add sugar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Increase heat and cook, stirring continually, to allow the mixture to thicken to desired consistency.

HOMER'S TRADITIONAL PICO DE GALLO

Steps:

• In a good sized bowl, place tomatoes, onion and peppers and stir well, then add cilantro.
• (Secret technique that actually produces a better taste) Place kosher salt in a mound in center of tomato mix, and dissolve with juice squeezed directly from the limes.
• Mix well and serve directly, or chill (the flavor improves if chilled overnight).