Flavorful Stewed Cucumbers in Tomato Sauce

An incredibly tasty snack for every day! Try stewed cucumbers with tomato sauce and diversify your Lenten menu. The cucumbers turn out slightly crispy, aromatic and amazingly tasty. This is a great addition to potatoes or meat.
cook time: 30 min
Zoe Kendrick
Flavorful Stewed Cucumbers in Tomato Sauce

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

79
Calories
7g
Fat
3g
Carbs
1g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Onion 1 pc
Garlic 2 clove
Chilli (optional) to taste
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Water 120 ml
Tomato paste 1.5 tsp
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Greenery to taste
cucumbers 0.5 kg

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to stew cucumbers and tomatoes in a frying pan? Prepare all the products indicated in the recipe. You can use regular and long salad cucumbers. The amount of any of the components can be increased or decreased to taste.

Step 2

Step 2
Cut the peel off the cucumbers. Peel the onions and garlic. Rinse everything under running cold water and dry with paper towels to remove excess water.

Step 3

Step 3
Chop the onion into quarter rings or small cubes, as you prefer. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Send the onions to fry. Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally until desired degree of browning is achieved. You can simmer the onion until translucent or leave it in the pan until golden brown.

Step 4

Step 4
Cut the cucumbers into rings or half rings about 0.5 cm thick. Do not cut the cucumbers too thin, otherwise during the cooking process they will spread into a shapeless mass, which will spoil the taste and appearance of the finished dish.

Step 5

Step 5
Add the cucumbers to the onions.

Step 6

Step 6
Next add tomato paste. At this stage, you can use pureed tomatoes, tomato sauce or ketchup instead of paste.

Step 7

Step 7
Pour in a small amount of water. Mix everything well. After boiling, reduce the flame under the frying pan to slightly below medium and simmer the cucumbers under a closed lid for 15-20 minutes. After a while, open the lid and stir the cucumbers.

Step 8

Step 8
Pass the garlic through a press or chop it by hand with a sharp knife as finely as possible. Add garlic to the pan. Salt everything to taste and season with your favorite spices. Simmer with the lid open for another 5 minutes.

Step 9

Step 9
At the end of cooking, sprinkle the finished dish with chopped herbs and mix everything. Remove the pan from the heat and let the dish sit for about 5 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Stewed cucumbers are ready. They can be served immediately hot, sprinkled with hot or allspice if desired. On hot summer days, this dish will serve as an excellent chilled snack.

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