Kitchen appliances and utensils
- sterilized glass jars with iron lids;
- kitchen scales and other measuring accessories;
- large pan with a thick bottom;
- cutting board;
- coarse grater;
- sharp knife;
- several capacious bowls;
- wooden spoon.
Ingredients
- tomato - 3 kg
- onions - 1 kg
- carrots - 1 kg
- bell peppers - 1 kg
- rice - 200 g
- granulated sugar - 200 g
- table salt - 40 g
- vegetable oil - 300 ml
- table vinegar - 50 ml
Step cooking
- First, measure out 1 kg of bell pepper, then cut the vegetable in half and remove the seeds and stalk. Thoroughly rinse the product with running cold water, and then cut it into short straws with a thickness of 5-7 cm.
- We peel 1 kg of onion from the husk, then wash it, dry it and grind it with a knife into the finest half rings.
- Peel the carrots in an amount of 1 kg, then wash them thoroughly and rub on a coarse grater.
- Thoroughly wash 3 kg of tomatoes, it is advisable to use meaty varieties. We rub the washed tomatoes on a coarse grater, while discarding the skin and the stalk.
- In a large pot, preferably with a thick bottom, dip the chopped onions, then carrots and sweet peppers.
- Last spread the tomatoes and close the pan with a lid.
- Bring the vegetable mass to a boil and boil over moderate heat for 20 minutes.
- After this time, add 200 g of rice, 200 g of granulated sugar, 40 g of salt and 300 ml of vegetable oil.
- Stir the ingredients thoroughly, then bring to a boil and boil the mixture for another 35 minutes.
- After this time, pour 50 ml of table vinegar and boil the product for 5 minutes.
- We lay out the hot lecho on pre-sterilized banks and roll them with iron lids.
- We send the canned salad to a dark place, where we wrap the jars with a warm blanket and leave them in this form for a day. We store the cooled down in a cool place.
Video recipe
The video provided will help you in seconds to understand the simple technology of cooking lecho with rice, according to the instructions of the above recipe.