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Recipe

Fried vegetable medley

(Pisto manchego)

Difficulty: Easy  

 

  • Fried vegetable medley. Photo by: Toya Legido/©ICEX.

    Fried vegetable medley. Photo by: Toya Legido/©ICEX.

Wine Match
Federico Oldenburg/©ICEX

Although the ingredients in such a medley will change from season to season, an excellent partner is a lightly-aged crianza such as those being made in Méntrida from Syrah and Garnacha grapes. These are fruity wines with mineral notes.

Ingredients
Metric System Units

1 kg zucchini
500 gr green and red peppers
500 gr tomatoes
500 gr onions
100 ml oil
1 tsp sugar
salt

Imperial UK Units

2 lb zucchini
1 lb green and red peppers
1 lb tomatoes
1 lb onions
3.5 fl. oz oil
1 tsp sugar
salt

US Units

2.25 lb zucchini
1.125 lb green and red peppers
1.125 lb tomatoes
1.125 lb onions
0.375 cup oil
1 tsp sugar
salt

     
     
     
Preparation

Fry the onions (chopped) and peppers (diced) for 10 minutes in a deep frying-pan, stirring all the time, then add the zucchini (diced) and stir well. Add the tomatoes (diced). Mix well, cover the pan and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until soft. Ten minutes before cooking is complete, season with a llittle sugar and salt.

Preparation: Escuela Superior de Hostelería y Turismo de Madrid

Presentation

This dish can be served as a main dish with fried, poached or oven-cooked eggs. Or it can be served as a garnish.

Nutritional Facts

Energy (kcal): 226
Energy (kJ): 946
Protein (g): 7.3
Fat (g): 11.3
Carbohydrates (g): 25.5
Fiber (g): 8.4
Iron (mg): 4.3
Vitamin A (μg): 739.1

Information provided by: The Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN)

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