Vegetable sauté of la Mancha - Pisto Manchego

Pisto Manchego is very similar to the French vegetable ratatouille mess. It is often served as an appetizer with fried eggs on the photo at the bottom. Pisto also fits very well as an accompaniment to meat or fish dishes.

As the name suggests, the right native of Castilla la Mancha region, but it's served all over Spain.

Ingredients for 2 people as a starter:

• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1/2 red bell peppers
• 1/2 squash
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 pinch of caster sugar
• salt and pepper
• olive oil
• 2 fried eggs (optional)

Here's how:

1. Peel the tomatoes (by quickly immersing them in boiling water) and cut them into smaller pieces.
2. Chop the onion and garlic.
3. Cut the peppers into strips and dice the squash.
4. Pour olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for a few minutes.
5. Add the zucchini and cook over medium heat for about five minutes, stirring constantly.
6. Add the paprika and cook for another five minutes, stirring constantly.
7. Reduce the heat and then add the chopped tomatoes. Then let the vegetables simmer with the lid about 15 minutes.
8. Sprinkle a pinch of sugar over the vegetable mixture and season with salt and pepper.
9. Increase the heat and stir well. If the vegetables have too much liquid, cook them, stirring until the liquid disappears.
10. Fry the eggs, if desired, and place them on top of vegetables mess.

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