Peperonata, the tasty peppers recipe

Are you thinking what to cook with peppers? Here is a tasty recipe that you can easily cook with a yellow, red and green pepper. It is a healthy food recipe that is easy to make, it uses just a few healthy ingredients and you will get a delicious classic peperonata that you can enjoy warm, on a piece of bread or as a side dish with a steak. 

Classic Peperonata

Ingredients for peperonata:

  • 3 sweet peppers (I recommend yellow, red and green-they will give more color to the food)
  • 2-3 mushrooms
  • Some garlic and a small onion 
  • 4 peeled and chopped tomatoes
  • 200 ml of tomato juice
  • Salt, pepper and oregano (you can add other seasonings that you like)
  • 50 ml of olive oil
How to cook peperonata

Firstly, chop the vegetables. The garlic and the onions in small pieces, the mushrooms cut each of them in 8 pieces. The peppers cut them Julienne (small sticks).

Then heat the oil and add the garlic and the onion. Cook them until they are soft. Take care not to burn them because they will become bitter and give a burned taste to the food. Then add the mushrooms. After the mushrooms are softened add the peppers together with the seasonings. Put a lid on the pan in order to better soften the vegetables. After they start to soften add the chopped tomatoes and the tomato juice. Cook everything at medium temperature for another 30 minutes until the peppers are very soft. When it is done leave it to rest for 10-15 minutes before serving it. This way the flavors will be stronger.

Cooking advice for peperonata

Cook this sweet pepper recipe at a medium to low heat. This way it will be full of flavor. Use a lid on the pan, it will soften the vegetables and keep the flavor in the dish. This can also be a slow-cooker recipe.

Serving suggestion for peperonata

You can eat it warm on a good piece of bread. Even add a fried egg on top of it. Peperonata can also be a good side dish with a steak. You can also eat it cold, on bread. In any case it will be delicious!

Also check out our recipe for pasta with vegetables and Gruyere cheese.

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