Sautéed Peppers

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Sautéed Peppers

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison, page 402

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Side Dishes Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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4 large bell peppers

red and/or yellow and/or orange

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 small red onion -- quartered

and thinly sliced crosswise

2 garlic cloves -- thinly sliced

1 tablespoon tomato paste dilated with

1/4 cup water

Salt and freshly milled pepper

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar -- to taste

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped marjoram

OR 2 tablespoons sliced basil leaves

 

MAKES 3 TO 4 CUPS

 

A dish that can be used in many ways, these will keep, refrigerated, for a

week. The high heat sears the onions and peppers and gives them almost a

smoky edge.

 

Slice the peppers into wide or narrow strips as you prefer. Heat the oil

in a wide skillet, add the onion, and sauté over high heat until

translucent and beginning to color around the edges, 4 to 5 minutes. Add

the garlic and peppers and continue to cook, stirring every so often, until

the peppers are singed on the edges, about 10 minutes. Add the diluted

tomato paste, lower the heat to medium, and continue cooking until the

peppers are soft, about 10 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to

taste, add the vinegar, and the heat to high. Cook, stirring frequently,

until the peppers are glazed, then stir marjoram.

 

Uses for Sautéed Peppers and Peperonata:

 

Enjoy sautéed peppers warm, tepid, or even chilled. Serve them as a side

dish or stir them into omelets and scrambled eggs; spoon them over grilled

polenta or pasta or the Saffron Noodle Cake (see separate recipe); toss

leftovers with hot rice and Parmesan or crumbled Gorgonzola. Use them to

top crostini, bruschetta, and pizzas or tuck them into crepes. Include

them on an antipasto plate accompanied by sliced fresh mozzarella, olives,

capers, and crudites.

 

 

 

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