The recipe for making lecho with mushrooms for the winter has many varieties, since each housewife has her own cooking style. To prepare this dish, you can use any edible variety. This roll is recommended to be consumed as a side dish for potatoes or cereal. Also, the vegetables in the dish are soft and have a sweetish taste. For those who like it spicy, it is recommended to add hot pepper to the roll.
What mushrooms are suitable for lecho
To prepare this dish, you can use champignons, hanger mushrooms, or make a roll using chanterelles.
Required Ingredients
To prepare this dish you need:
- zucchini or eggplant – 300 grams;
- carrots – 2-3 medium size;
- onions – 2 pieces;
- sweet pepper – 4 pieces (1 hot to taste);
- mushrooms – 350-400 grams;
- garlic – 1 head;
- tomatoes – 250-400 grams;
- vegetable oil – 100-150 milliliters;
- salt, sugar, ground paprika - to taste;
- water – 1 liter;
- bay leaf – 1 piece per 1 liter of water;
- allspice or black pepper - 2-3 peas per 1 liter.
Mushroom lecho for the winter, step by step recipe
To prepare this dish, you need to sterilize the jars and sort the vegetables, removing bruised or rotten ones.
Cutting the onion
The onion should be peeled and washed. After this, it needs to be cut into half rings or into four parts and fried until transparent.
Frying mushrooms
Before cooking, the mushrooms need to be washed and the earthy part of the stem cut off. If forest varieties are used, it is recommended to boil them before the process. Next, they should be cut into large pieces. After this, the mushrooms need to be added to the sautéed onions and given a golden crust.
Preparing the remaining vegetables
To prepare the seaming you need:
- Grind the tomatoes through a meat grinder or juicer to obtain tomato juice.
- Peel the garlic and cut into small pieces.
- Remove seeds and stem from pepper. After this, cut into thin strips.
- Peel the zucchini and carrots and chop into small pieces.
Cooking lecho
To prepare lecho you need:
- Boil tomato juice.
- Add mushrooms, zucchini, pepper and salt and sugar to taste.
- After 20 minutes, add the remaining spices except bay leaf and allspice), garlic and leave to cook for another 15-20 minutes.
Rolling up jars
After finishing preparing the mixture, it must be poured hot into heated sterilized jars. You need to add a bay leaf and allspice to each container.
It is recommended to boil the mixture in the jars in water along with the container.
After this, the preservation needs to be rolled up with lids, turned over, covered with a cloth and left to cool..
Serving rules
This dish can be served cold or warm.
It is recommended to use lecho as a side dish, but you can also eat it separately.
Storage rules and duration
Sealings should be stored in a cool, dark place or refrigerator. It is recommended to use small jars so that you can eat the contents in 1-2 sittings and not leave them open.
