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16 best recipes delicious lecho. 1 Lecho from bell pepper 2 Lecho “Family” 3 Lecho with carrots 4 Lecho for the winter from peppers and beans 5 Lecho “Tasty” 6 Lecho from cucumbers 7 Lecho from eggplant 8 Dietary homemade lecho (without vinegar) 9 Classic lecho 10 Lecho simple 11 Lecho with vinegar and tomato paste 12 Lecho stewed 13 Lecho with herbs 14 Lecho with garlic 15 Spicy lecho 16 Lecho with horseradish 1 Lecho from bell pepper You will need: 3 kg of tomatoes; 5 kg of sweet bell pepper; 0.5 kg of onions; 5-6 pcs. carrots; 0.5 tbsp. Sahara; 1 tbsp. spoon of salt; 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 2 tbsp. spoons of vinegar essence; 3 tbsp. spoons of spicy tomato sauce. Wash the tomatoes and grind through a meat grinder. Remove the stem and seeds from the peppers and cut the pulp into large slices. Peel the remaining vegetables. Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots on a grater with large holes. Place all the ingredients for lecho, except pepper, in a saucepan of a suitable size, add spices, vegetable oil, vinegar essence, sauce, stir. Place on fire and boil. Add pepper and bring to a boil again. Cook for 15-20 minutes. Place hot lecho in sterilized jars and roll up. Store in a cool place. 2 Lecho “Family” You will need: 3 kg of tomatoes; 10 pods of large fleshy pepper; 10-15 large cloves of garlic; 1 tbsp. Sahara; 1 tbsp. spoon with salt on top; 1-3 pods of hot pepper or 1 teaspoon of ground pepper or. Peel the garlic, sweet and hot pepper. Wash and dry all vegetables. Tomatoes, spicy and sweet pepper Grind in a blender or pass through a meat grinder. Pour the mixture into a saucepan, add salt, sugar and place on the stove. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes. 10 minutes before readiness, add chopped garlic. Place hot into jars treated with hot steam and roll up. 3 Lecho with carrots You will need: 500 g each of carrots, onions and sweet peppers; 2 kg of tomatoes; 1 tbsp. sunflower oil. Peel and wash the vegetables. Cut the tomatoes into slices, onions and sweet peppers into strips. Heat sunflower oil in a saucepan. Add the onion, simmer for 5 minutes, add the carrots and boil for another 5 minutes. Add bell peppers and simmer again for 5 minutes, tomatoes for another 8 minutes. Salt the lecho and keep on low heat for a couple of minutes. Place in sterilized jars, seal tightly and wrap the jars in a “fur coat”. 4 Lecho for the winter from pepper and beans You will need: 1 kg of bell pepper; 2 kg of beans; 4 kg of tomatoes; 1 kg of onions and carrots; 1 glass of sugar; 3 tbsp. spoons of salt; 0.5 liters of sunflower oil; 3 pods of hot pepper; 6 large heads of garlic; 2 teaspoons 70% vinegar. Soak the beans overnight. The next morning, boil until half cooked. Peel the onion, cut into cubes and fry in sunflower oil. Also cut the washed tomatoes and peppers (with seeds and stalks removed) into cubes. Place the prepared beans, tomatoes, peppers and onions into the pan. Add salt, sugar and butter, stir. Place on the fire, bring to a boil and cook for half an hour. While the lecho is cooking, peel and chop the garlic and hot pepper. A few minutes before the end of cooking, place them in the pan. Pour in acetic acid and stir. Place the finished pepper and bean lecho in sterile jars and roll up. Cover with a blanket, and after cooling completely, store in a cool place. 5 Lecho “Tasty” You will need: Lecho from bell pepper 2.5 kg of tomatoes; 1 kg bell pepper; 1 large onion; 4-5 cloves of garlic; 1 tbsp. spoon of salt; 2 tbsp. spoons of sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper; 4-5 bay leaves; 1\2 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 tbsp. spoon of table vinegar. Pass the washed tomatoes through a meat grinder, put on fire, bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes until the foam completely disappears. To remove seeds, strain the tomato puree through a sieve or colander. Wash the peppers, cut out the stalks and seeds, and cut lengthwise into narrow strips. Peel the onion and chop into thin half rings. Place peppers and onions in tomato puree, add salt, sugar, pepper, bay leaf. Simmer until the pepper is completely softened. Remove the bay leaf so that the lecho does not taste bitter, and add the chopped garlic. If desired, you can add 3-4 tablespoons of unrefined sunflower oil. Bring the mixture to a boil, pour in vinegar, stir and place in prepared jars. Roll up. 6 Cucumber lecho You will need: 1 kg of sweet pepper; 2.5 kg of tomatoes; 5 kg of cucumbers; head of garlic; 200 g sugar; 200 ml 6% vinegar; 200 ml refined sunflower oil; 3 tbsp. spoons with salt on top. Mince the tomatoes and peppers, add salt, sugar, vinegar and vegetable oil. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes over low heat. Dip the cucumbers, cut into slices, into the mixture, boil and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, add finely chopped garlic. Place hot lecho in sterilized jars, roll up, wrap and leave until completely cool. 7 Eggplant lecho You will need: 2.5 kg of eggplant; 1 kg of multi-colored bell peppers (red, yellow, green); 200 ml vegetable oil; 2 large heads of garlic; 3 liters of tomato juice (can be replaced with diluted tomato paste); 100 g 6% vinegar; hot pepper - optional; a small bunch of parsley and dill; 1 tbsp. spoon of salt; 0.5-1 tbsp. Sahara. Peel the eggplants, cut into strips, add salt and place on a sieve for 2 hours to allow the juice to drain - this will help get rid of the bitterness. Pour vegetable oil into the pan and bring to a boil. Pour in carefully tomato juice, put sugar, salt, add vinegar. After this mixture boils, add the eggplants. After 10-15 minutes, add the sweet pepper cut into cubes and cook for 25-30 minutes. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add the garlic, passed through the garlic press, and finely chopped herbs. Place eggplant lecho in scalded jars, roll up and wrap until cool. 8 Home-made dietary lecho (without vinegar) For 4 liters of ready-made lecho you will need: 1.5-2 kg of red bell pepper (if you use green pepper, you will have to store the preparation in the refrigerator); 3 kg of tomatoes; 2 large carrots; 3 tbsp. spoons of sugar; 2 tbsp. spoons of salt; 5 buds of cloves; 10 peas of allspice; grated garlic and chopped hot pepper- to taste. !!!Do not add to lecho according to this recipe onions– it cannot be stored without vinegar. Peel the sweet pepper from seeds and cut into strips. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Remove the skins from the tomatoes - to make the job easier, dip them in boiling water for 5 seconds, then in cold water. Finely chop the pulp, heat until almost boiling, and then rub through a sieve to remove the seeds. Add salt, sugar and spices to the resulting juice. Pour the juice over the vegetables, stir, and put on the fire. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and cook for 10-12 minutes. Place in sterilized jars, cover with lids and pasteurize liter jars 10 minutes. Store in a cool, dark place. 9 Classic lecho You will need: 1 kg of tomatoes and sweet peppers; 100 g bacon; 2 large onions; 2 teaspoons ground white pepper; ground black pepper on the tip of a knife; salt. Wash all vegetables thoroughly, remove seeds from peppers, peel onions. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and cut into 4 slices. Cut the pepper into longitudinal strips, cube the bacon, chop the onion. Fry the bacon until translucent, then add the onion to the pan and simmer everything together for 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, season with black and white pepper, salt, stir. Cook over low heat for another half hour. The lecho is ready when the vegetables become soft. Transfer the vegetables into heated dry jars and roll up. Lecho prepared according to any of the proposed recipes will be a worthy alternative both store-bought and homemade ketchups. 10 Simple lecho Lecho prepared according to this recipe is perfectly stored for 1.5-2 years, although it does not contain any special preservatives. Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes – 4 kg, Bell pepper (green or multi-colored) – 4 kg, Sugar – 1 glass, Salt – 2 tbsp. spoons. Preparation: Wash the tomatoes, dry with a towel, cut into arbitrary pieces and pass through a meat grinder. Pour the resulting mass into an enamel pan and set to cook, let it boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. bell pepper Peel the stalks and seeds, rinse, lightly dry with a towel and cut into medium strips. Place in the boiled tomato mass, season with salt, add sugar, bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and cook the lecho for 30-35 minutes, stirring occasionally. The pepper should remain slightly harsh. Pour the finished hot lecho into pre-prepared and sterilized jars. Close with screw caps or roll up with a machine. Turn the containers over, cover with a towel and let cool. Store in the refrigerator. 11 Lecho with vinegar and tomato paste This recipe is suitable for those who love vinegar snacks, as well as for those who prefer to store homemade preparations (canned food) outside the refrigerator. It will also come in handy if you have peppers, but for some reason no tomatoes. Ingredients: Bell pepper - 3 kg, Tomato paste - 2 cups, Water - 3 cups, Vinegar (6%) - 1/2 cup, Sugar - 1 cup, Salt - 1 tbsp. spoon (with a slide). Preparation: Peel the bell pepper from stalks and seeds, rinse and cut into small strips. Mix tomato paste with water, sugar, salt and bring to a boil. Pour in the vinegar, heat the mixture again, add pepper, let it boil and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place the finished lecho in sterilized jars and close with screw caps. Turn over, cool and store in a cool, dark place. Recipe option: if desired, you can add 30-40 black peppercorns to the lecho along with vinegar. 12 Stewed lecho This lecho is more suitable as hot or cold snack , but you can also roll it up for the winter. Ingredients: Bell pepper (red thick-walled) – 1 kg, Ripe tomatoes – 1 kg, Water – 150 ml, Sugar – 1/4 cup, Salt – 1 teaspoon. Preparation: Peel the bell pepper, rinse and cut into small strips, place in a saucepan or deep frying pan, cover with water and blanch for 15 minutes. During this time, scald the tomatoes with boiling water, peel them, and cut them into small pieces. Add tomatoes, salt and sugar to the peppers, stirring constantly, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 20-25 minutes. The tomatoes should be completely boiled. Tip: if you are going to serve lecho right away, then 5 minutes before it is ready, you can add a bunch of chopped parsley, a few cloves of garlic, passed through a press, and season the dish with sunflower or olive oil. 13 Lecho with herbs Spicy, aromatic lecho, which when hot, will perfectly complement grilled meat, and in winter will become a reminder of the sultry summer. Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes – 2 kg, Bell pepper – 2 kg, Sugar – 1/2 cup, Salt – 1 tbsp. spoon, Vinegar (9%) – 50 ml, Dried parsley – 4 teaspoons (heaped), Dried basil – 2 teaspoons, Ground cinnamon – on the tip of a knife, Black peppercorns – 15 pcs., Cloves – 3- 4 pcs. Preparation: Blanch the tomatoes, remove the skin, cut the fruit into arbitrary pieces and pass through a meat grinder. Place in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Peel the peppers, wash and cut into strips, add to the tomatoes along with sugar, salt, vinegar, stir, let it boil and add parsley, basil, black peppercorns and cloves. After 15 minutes, season the lecho with cinnamon. Cook the dish for another 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. If necessary, pour lecho into prepared jars, close with screw caps or roll up, turn over, let cool and put in a cool place. 14 Lecho with garlic Lecho with garlic is a simple and aromatic dish. To prepare it, you do not need any special equipment other than a stove, so it is suitable for those who are engaged in canning in a not very well equipped country kitchen. Ingredients: Tomatoes – 2 kg, Bell pepper – 1.5 kg, Sugar – 2/3 cup, Salt – 1 tbsp. spoon, Garlic – 10 cloves, Fresh basil (can be replaced with parsley) – 1 bunch, Vinegar (9%) – 40 ml. Preparation: Wash the tomatoes and cut them into small pieces, place them in a saucepan and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Peel the pepper from seeds, wash, cut into thin strips, chop the garlic. Add the vegetables to the tomatoes, season with salt and add sugar. Stir, bring to a boil and cook for another 20 minutes. Then add chopped herbs (basil or parsley) and pour in vinegar. Stirring, cook for 5 minutes. Pour the finished lecho into sterilized jars, close the lids, turn over, let cool and store in a cool place. 15 Spicy lecho This recipe is especially for those who love savory snacks. The dish is perfect for strong drinks, fried meat, grilled sausages. Well, of course, it can be prepared for the winter. Additionally, you can use it to make homemade pizza. Ingredients: Bell pepper – 1.5 kg, Chili pepper – 3 pcs., Ripe tomatoes – 2 kg, Black peppercorns – 20 pcs., Onions (large) – 2 pcs., Sugar – 1/2 cup, Salt – 1 tbsp. spoon, Vinegar (9%) – 50 ml, Dried cilantro – 4 teaspoons (heaped). Preparation: Grind the tomatoes together with onions. Peel the bell pepper and chili from seeds and cut into thin “feathers”. Place all the vegetables in an enamel pan and cook. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Add sugar, salt, vinegar, black peppercorns and dried cilantro. Stir again, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, remembering to stir occasionally to avoid burning. Lecho can be served immediately or poured into sterilized jars, sealed with lids and stored in a cool place. 16 Lecho with horseradish If you like dishes with horseradish, then it can also be used to prepare lecho. Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes – 1 kg, Bell pepper – 1 kg, Horseradish root (fresh) – 50 g, Sugar – 1/3 cup, Salt – 1 tbsp. spoon, Vinegar (6%) – 100 ml. Preparation: Grind the tomatoes and horseradish, place them in a saucepan, let them boil and cook for 10 minutes. Add seeded and thinly sliced peppers, sugar, salt and vinegar. Stir and cook for 15 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. 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A fresh smell sleeps under the snow of winter,
Covered with a scarf, nostrils.
On furry spreading paws
The blizzard gives him milk.
The forest shakes with crystal freshness,
Keeping time in serenity.
The world was filled with winter tenderness,
Captured me too.
(Unfortunately, I don’t know the author of this wonderful poem)

Yesterday I was in a hurry to get lunch from work, I suddenly open the door to the street and my nose begins to go crazy for a moment. I feel such a familiar and familiar smell... the smell of winter. The moment ended and disappointment came after it - my nose again inhaled the familiar smell of the city.

In the city, winter smells differently, or not at all, to be more precise. Its smell is overwhelmed by exhaust fumes, smog from factories, road salt mixed with oils, and even the cigarette smoke of passers-by.

No. In the city you won’t feel the smell of real winter.
Or maybe it’s in the village... You open the door to the street, and all your olfactory receptors are driven crazy by a unique mixture of aromas. The smell of warm stove smoke, specifically wood smoke (not a fireplace!), dissolves in the frosty air. Bullfinches peck at the remains of rowan and cranberries, leaving a subtle aroma of berries in the yard.

The smell of chopped wood calms the mind and takes you back to childhood. I want to jump through the snowdrifts, draw an angel on the snowy surface and throw snowballs at all passers-by! Roll down a huge hill on a trough and, drenched in sweat, climb back up! Build snow castles! Return home, take off your clothes and PUT her next to the stove, I mean put her, because she is covered in snow and completely frozen to death!
And then drink hot, scalding tea with magical raspberry jam. Feel every sip of it divine drink, which gives warmth to every cell of the body, and you feel the warmth spreading from your chest to your very fingertips!

A winter forest! What a smell! A sharp, cold, exciting and at the same time soothing smell of pine needles! How I would like to put on felt boots before this New Year and go through the snowdrifts, as before, into the forest and pick up pine cones and twigs to decorate the house.

Village. Night. Winter. And billions of hundreds of stars from the sky shine only for you. It’s dark all around, you can’t even poke your eyes out! And you look into the endless sky and realize that everything in your life is wonderful! And that only the best is ahead!

No. It's not like that in the city. It’s so great that I’m going to visit my mother on New Year’s weekend!

Does winter have its own smell? Certainly! Only this is not just a smell, but a complex cocktail of various aromas, which Zimushka mixes for everyone according to a special, individual recipe. Each season has its own aromas: summer smells of flowers and thunderous ozone, spring fills the air with the smells of fresh grass and bursting buds, autumn smells of fallen leaves and the smoke of burning branches... Winter also has its own unique smells.

Smells of early winter

Of course, the smells of winter are not as bright as those of other seasons: nature sleeps, and sleep is a quiet process that does not require active movement, so the smells of nature become subtle and subtle. And the more acutely against their background other aromas are felt.

But winter begins with the smell of snow and frost. Particular freshness and transparency of the air, when the cold finally freezes the moisture of the branches and foliage, polishes the puddles with icy parquet, and settles with light frost on the bare branches of the trees. And you realize: it smelled like winter.

And then the snowflakes begin to swirl, and the air is filled with a sharp freshness, one can breathe easier and the smell of snow, barely perceptible, rather hiding all the autumn smells, fills the space.
Scientists say that in winter, odors are not felt as strongly due to the fact that molecules in cold air move more slowly, but this explanation completely deprives winter aromas of the aura of romance.

Smells of the holidays

And in the middle of winter, new smells come: the aromas of holidays, loved ones and long-awaited ones, the smells of New Year and Christmas.

First, it is a coniferous spirit that comes to city apartments with a forest guest or simply with spruce and pine branches arranged in vases. Nowadays it is much more common to install artificial spruce or pine, but they still miss the aroma of pine needles - without it there will be no holiday atmosphere.

Then comes the smell of tangerines and chocolate, smoke from fireworks, firecrackers and sparklers, and to New Year's Eve a complete confusion of smells begins: the subtle aroma of perfume mixes with the spirit of homemade pies, the smell of wine competes with the smell of pickles on the table.

But the first morning of the new year comes, and then the second, and then Christmas has flashed by...

Smells of winter joys

Time takes its course, and the smells of the holiday are again replaced by the calm aromas of winter, occasionally disturbed by bright notes that break up everyday life: the resinous breath of firewood crackling in a stove or fireplace, the smoke of a fire and the alluring aroma of food fried over a fire, the slightly pungent smell of ski wax and the aroma of mulled wine. , who are so pleased to warm up after a winter walk.

Mulled wine will smell differently for everyone, because its tart, spicy bouquet is made up of the smells of spices, fruits and wine that make it up.
The smell of wet dog hair and clothes drying in the warmth after playing in the snow or skiing down the mountains. The smells of the house, which are so easy to catch in winter after the snowy “sterility” outside.

And then the house is filled with the aroma of pancakes, and, even if it’s still frosty outside, you feel: Maslenitsa has arrived. This means that winter is over, spring is already close. And the day is not far off when, going outside, you will be able to breathe in completely different air, filled with something new, subtle, elusive, and understand: “It smells like spring!”

Each season has its own unique smell: spring smells of melting snow, blooming lilacs, green buds, drops, streams... Summer smells of honey, cherry blossoms, dry wood... Autumn smells of ripe apples, vegetable harvest, rain, mushrooms , fallen leaves... None of these smells can be conveyed in words. What does winter smell like? You will say: “Pfft, what can it smell like? Unless it smells like dirt and snow...” But you would be wrong... Winter has its own unique aroma. She smells like frost. Yes, frosty. What do your frozen hands and air smell like?.. Of course, frost. What else does winter smell like? It smells like fresh baked goods from the kind baker from the next alley. It smells like hot coffee from the nearest Starbucks. She smells like the sun, which at this time of year does not warm at all. She smells like snow on park benches. It smells like the smiles of children sledding down the mountain. She smells like snowmen. Smells like Christmas presents. It smells like warm bread that your grandmother baked for you. She smells like pine needles in the forest. It smells like tangerines and Christmas trees. Winter smells like a warm blanket. It smells like an old, but so dear book. It smells... Winter has its own unique smell for everyone. The winter of one thousand nine hundred and forty-three smelled of blood on the ice of St. Petersburg and Moscow. It smelled of tears and grief. It smelled like parting. It smelled like despair. Winter in the post-war period smelled of devastation. It smelled like construction. It smelled of the labor and liveliness of the people. It smelled of bread and milk, which the children were so waiting for. It smelled like factories. Smelled like Peace. What does your Winter smell like?..

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