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Pisto Manchego

Name: Pisto Manchego
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 2 Zucchini; 1 Red bell pepper; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Onion; 4 Ripe tomatoes; 2 cloves Garlic; 4 tbsp Olive oil; To taste Salt; 4 Fried Egg (to serve)

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Zucchini, peppers, and tomato slowly cooked down — Spain's vegetable stew from La Mancha.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pisto manchego is a regional dish from La Mancha in central Spain: zucchini, peppers, onion, and tomato cooked slowly in olive oil. It resembles French ratatouille but is cooked further to a more concentrated flavor. It's a home-cooking standard, often topped with a fried egg or served with bread.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a farmhouse kitchen in La Mancha, vegetables fresh from the summer garden simmer slowly on a quiet afternoon.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Zucchini 2
Red bell pepper 1
Green Bell Pepper 1
Onion 1
Ripe tomatoes 4
Garlic 2 cloves
Olive oil 4 tbsp
Salt To taste
Fried Egg (to serve) 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut all the vegetables into 1 cm dice.
Heat olive oil in a pot and sauté the garlic and onion.
Add the peppers and cook until soft.
Add the zucchini and tomato and cook on low for about 30 minutes, letting the liquid evaporate.
Season with salt, plate, and top with a fried egg.

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