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Stewed Yellow Capsicums


I got the capsicums from my aunt Alice veggie garden in the North East of Veneto, Italy, and this year they were huge! Here a photo when green...


.... And after a week of sun!


We cooked them like this:

Stewed Yellow Capsicums

Chop and onion, a carrot, a stalk of celery and 4 (huge) capsicums. Place in a pot with a little olive oil and sauté for a few minutes. Simmer on low, keeping the pot covered and stirring from time to time for about 40 minutes to one hour. The vegetables should have enough water and as long as you keep the heat very low you probably won't need to add water. I add the salt only halfway through the cooking. The can be used as a side vegetable but also to dress pasta or polenta. They can also be blended into a sauce.


Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©
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  1. aipiSeptember 30, 2010 at 4:05 AM

    Delicious n colorful stew!

    US Masala

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  2. AlessandraSeptember 30, 2010 at 8:31 AM

    Thank you Aipi, and your cinnamon rolls look amazing! :-)

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  3. JoOctober 6, 2010 at 8:12 AM

    Fantastic! I love it!!

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  4. Ushnish GhoshOctober 7, 2010 at 3:05 AM

    Dear Alessandra
    I feel good reading your comment at my blog and taking interest in Indian cooking..Dont worry about chili...dont add...chili doesn't add to taste ..it is just a mouth irritant. Italian dishes don't use much chili at all.
    I like this dish..I am going to try it soon.
    I and my family are very fond of Italian dish.

    I am not in Italy now and in India. I will be travelling again soon. I will be in Milano, Turino and Roma.
    My dream was to be in northern Italy..so I was in Milano for 3 months ...visited all places in north Italy. Please see my blog here on Venice, Chinque Tere and Bergamo, I will post more on lake Maggiori and Lake Garda and Lake Como.
    I feel sad that I could not go to Florence and Verona ( Juliet)... I will make it during my next visit.
    R u in Italy or New Zealand ?

    Have a nice weekend ahead
    Ciao

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  5. AlessandraOctober 7, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    Ciao Ushnish,

    I will go and have a look at your blog. I just arrived in NZ, I had 7 months and 2 days traveling, good to be back home, and busy writing my new cookbook :-)

    Ciao
    Alessandra

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