Sweet and sour peppers, a simple and quick side dish to prepare directly in the pan. Sweet and sour peppers are great to enjoy both hot and cold. If you decide to take them with you for an office lunch or a picnic, they will always be much appreciated. The ingredients to prepare these peppers are very few and surely present in all our kitchens, just add onion, salt, sugar, oil, and vinegar.
Cooking time is short; in 30 minutes between preparation and cooking, you can enjoy your peppers and use them as a side dish or as a main course accompanied by good bread, perhaps freshly baked like this one I propose in this recipe
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 110.88 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 8.29 (g) of which sugars 7.40 (g)
- Proteins 1.39 (g)
- Fat 7.91 (g) of which saturated 1.08 (g)of which unsaturated 0.01 (g)
- Fibers 2.83 (g)
- Sodium 393.19 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 28.2 oz bell peppers
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsps vinegar
- 1/2 glass water
Cooking Tools
Sweet and sour peppers are cooked directly on the stovetop using a good non-stick pan
- 1 Pan
Preparation
The preparation of sweet and sour peppers is very easy and quick; in about 30′ total you can enjoy them
Wash the bell peppers, removing all seeds. Cut the peppers in a non-stick pan, add the sliced onion, salt, oil, and 1/2 glass of water, and place on the stovetop. Sauté over high heat for about 5′ until all the water has evaporated.
When the peppers are well sautéed, add the heaping teaspoon of sugar and three tablespoons of vinegar, lower the stovetop flame to medium and complete the cooking, which should take about 20′.
You can enjoy your sweet and sour peppers on their own, as a side dish or as a main course accompanied by good bread.
Notes
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