Piperade Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper

  sliced into strips
• 1 green bell pepper

  sliced into strips
• 1 medium yellow onion

  sliced
• 6 cloves garlic

  minced
• 3 medium tomatoes

  chopped (peeled, if desired – for canned, use 15 ounce canned diced)
• 1 tablespoon piment d’Espelette

  use paprika as a substitute
• 1 teaspoon sugar

  optional
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 Heat the oil in a large pan to medium heat. Add the peppers and onion with a bit
  of salt to taste. Cook for 5 minutes to soften, stirring a bit.
• 2 Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, or until the garlic becomes fragrant.
• 3 Add the tomatoes, piment d’Espelette (or paprika), sugar, dried thyme, bay leaf,
  and salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 Stir, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or until
  the peppers soften up to your preference. Simmer longer for a “saucier” sauce.

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