Italian Vegetable Dishes Recipes - Tomato Stew (Pomodori in Umido) Recipe

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter

• 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 large onion, thinly sliced

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 3 red (bell) peppers, sliced thinly

• 3 tomatoes, skinned, seeded and roughly chopped

• 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh basil

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp cayenne

• 1 bay leaf

Method:

1. Heat the butter and oil in a saucepan and fry (sauté) the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.

2. Add the red peppers and tomatoes, cover the pan with foil or a lid and reduce the heat.

3. Simmer gently for 12 minutes and stir in the remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for a further 20 minutes.