Zacusca - a Rumanian sauce with aubergines, peppers, tomatoes and onions

[vivacity]

Zacusca:
Source: www.virusculinarius.de contributed by Ennasus1804:

Ingredients:

700 g aubergines
400 g peppers
150 g onions
600 g tomatoes
1 bayleaf
200 g olive oil
1-2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Chilli, according to taste


Preparation:

    * Chop aubergines 8 secs/speed 5. Set aside.
    * Chop peppers and onions 5 secs/speed 5. Set aside.
    * Chop tomatoes for 5 secs/speed 5. Now add all the ingredients incl. spices and oil to the TM bowl.
    * Cook for 45 mins/100°/speed 2 without MC. Place the cooking insert on top of the lid to stop the sauce decorating your kitchen.
    * If you would like a smoother sauce, you can puree it on speed 6 to desired consistency. Pour into jars and close tightly.


Tips/Hints:

The recipe contributor recommends this Rumanian speciality spread on bread or served as a sauce with grilled meat. It can also be used as a sauce for pasta.

[brazen20au]

that sounds soooo good! thanks!!

[Thermomixer]

Does sound good -seems like all the mediterranean countries have some form of this mix.  I love ratatouille/pistou/whatever you call it.

[brazen20au]

YUM!

i loved it, dh didn't mind it (he's not an eggplant lover) and the kids said it was yum (i told them it was gravy ). we had ours with grilled sausages / chevapi sausages and veg steamed in the varoma. i whizzed mine at the end to make it more like pasta sauce.

[Thermomixer]

i whizzed mine at the end to make it more like pasta sauce.

Good idea - looks good - can taste those peppers.  -that's a drool

[mama_bel]

I made this tonight.  I only used 20g olive oil as I thought it might be a typo?  It worked fine with only that much.  It made heaps and we served it as a pasta sauce.  I also reduced the cooking time, as 45 mins seemed ages for a chopped-up veg dish.  It was fine after 35 mins.  We didn't whizz.   Oh, I forgot to put the bay leaf in, but added some dried mixed herbs before cooking commenced.  10/10