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Leczo (Polish Vegetable and Sausage Stew)

Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 326 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Polish

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 11 ounces (300g) smoked kiełbasa
  • 1 large onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoons paprika preferably sweet Hungarian paprika
  • 2 teaspoons oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika or more, to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 bell peppers
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 2 pounds (900g) tomatoes
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • sourdough bread to serve

Instructions

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  1. Prepare all the ingredients:
  2. Cut kielbasa in half lengthwise and then into slices.
  3. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise then again in half, then into slices.
  4. Cut a shallow “X” in the bottom of each tomato, add them to a pot and pour in boiling water, leave for a couple of minutes then drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and dice the tomatoes.
  5. Dice the onion and finely chop garlic (with a knife and not using a garlic press).
  6. Cut bell peppers into strips.
  7. Cook leczo:
  8. Add oil to a large pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add kielbasa slices and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring from time to time, until kielbasa is browned.
  9. Reduce the heat to medium/medium-low and add onions. Cook for a couple of minutes until softened.
  10. Add garlic, paprika, smoked paprika, oregano, cayenne. Cook for 30 seconds.
  11. Add bell peppers, cook for about 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
  12. Add tomato paste, zucchini, and tomatoes. Scrape with a spatula all the brown bits on the bottom of the pot.
  13. Cook over medium heat, uncovered, for about 15 minutes, stirring from time to time, or until all the vegetables are soft and the stew is thickened.
  14. Take the pot off the heat and season the stew with salt and pepper to taste.
  15. Serve with sourdough bread slices with butter.
  16. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Outside of fresh tomato season, you can use tomato passata (tomato puree).
  • Calories = 1 serving (1/4 of the recipe). This is only an estimate!

Nutrition Information

Calories 326kcal (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 326

% Daily Value*

Calories 326kcal 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.