Josette’s Piperade
Servings:
Ingredients:#
- 600 g onions
- 1.5 kg long peppers
- 1.5 kg tomatoes
- Espelette pepper (powder)
- Salt
Preparation:#
- Tomatoes:
- Blanch the tomatoes (plunge them in boiling water for a few minutes)
- Let cool
- Remove the skin
- Cut into pieces about 1 cm
Tip: score a cross with a sharp knife on the bottom of the tomatoes before plunging them in hot water, they will peel more easily
- Peel and slice the onions into strips
- Saute the onions until translucent (not fully golden/cooked)
- Wash and seed the long peppers
- Cut them into large strips lengthwise
- When the onions are translucent, add the chopped tomatoes and peppers
- Let reduce over medium heat, stirring often
- Add the Espelette pepper (powder) and spices
- Best prepared the day before and improves when reheated
Side#
Rice or other grains (quinoa, bulgur, etc.)