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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp bacon fat or vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 450g Hungarian Hot Wax peppers, cut into 5mm strips
- 3 large and very ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1½ tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp Hungarian sweet ground paprika
- crusty bread, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the bacon fat or oil in a large frying pan over a low heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the peppers and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- STEP 2
Add the tomatoes, sugar, paprika and 1 ½ tsp of salt, and cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture resembles a thick, chunky tomato sauce. Serve with crusty bread for mopping up.