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Monday, 08 April 2019 17:20

Pisto Mexicano

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Made it up before I knew it had a name. Not authentic but it went down well

I couldn't anything I fancied in the Mexican cookbook - seems like all the veg had cheese and/or bread of some sort so I thought about ratatouille with Mexican flavours instead. The Spanish do something called Pisto but it's very tomato-ey and I wanted it a bit less gloopy

So not authentic in any way but in the spirit of Spanish/Mexican cuisines

Method

Heat the oil in a big pan (a wok or big deep frying pan with a lid is ideal)

Fry the cumin, sesame, coriander stalks and chilli for a minute or so, then add the onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes and courgettes. Now it's basically a stir-fray

When the veg is pretty much done (it steams if you put the lid on so only takes a few minutes), stir in the coriander leaves

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tblsp sesame seeds
  • a finely chopped chilli
  • a supermarket pack or coriander, stalks separated from leaves and both chopped finely
  • 2 onions (sliced into eighths - see picture)
  • 1 red pepper chopped into large rectangles
  • 2 tomatoes peeled, deseeded and chopped
  • 3 courgettes, sliced

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