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pisto

Name: pisto
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 cups diced tomatoes; 2 cups diced zucchini; 1 cup diced green bell peppers; 1 cup diced onions; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cloves minced garlic; to taste salt; to taste black pepper

Pisto is a traditional Spanish vegetable stew made primarily with tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and onions, often served as a main or side dish. It embodies the rustic flavors of Spanish home cooking and is especially popular in the regions of La Mancha and Extremadura.

8 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Spanish70%

Indigenous_american30%

Ingredients

tomatoes
4 cups diced
zucchini
2 cups diced
green bell peppers
1 cup diced
onions
1 cup diced
olive oil
3 tablespoons
garlic
2 cloves minced
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating from central Spain, pisto reflects the adaptation of Mediterranean vegetables and cooking styles, evolving as a humble, seasonal dish enjoyed by rural communities.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Spanish70%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous_american30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

sautéing simmering stewing

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