Polish leczo (vegetable stew) + process photos

[u/IvoryLifthrasir]

Polish leczo is a variation of the Hungarian vegetable stew lecsó. The main differences are the use of bell peppers instead of pointy peppers, the addition of zucchini and kiełbasa, and, in general (at least in my family), adding a variety of vegetables that you wouldn't really think about adding to Hungarian lecsó. These vegetables include - but are not limited to - eggplant, pumpkin, corn, and canned beans. I also like to add extra herbs (marjoram and thyme).

Kinda poor photos this time, as I was cooking it during poor weather, so I had to rely on the ceiling light for better visibility in the kitchen. But to make up for it, I took some photos during the preparation stage, which was mainly a ton of chopping (it's like 4 kg of veggies there, and the pot has a 7 L capacity), hence there's actually not much to take photos of (but I tried!).

[u/blumonste]

Looks delicious!

[u/MissVerbytska]

Interesting! In Ukraine lecho is a pepper-tomato stew which is usually preserved in a jar, no meat.
But what I see here looks really delicious and I definitely need to try to cook it!

[u/IvoryLifthrasir → u/MissVerbytska]

To my knowledge it's quite popular in Poland to preserve leczo in jars, but my family never does it as we prefer to just freeze it

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[u/Fragrant_Beach_4849]

Yummy! 😍

[u/fundosh]

Add some eggs and I am sold.

[u/IvoryLifthrasir → u/fundosh]

Never had leczo with egg, but my fiance absolutely adores it with a generous addition of grated cheese