Ingredients

  • 6 fleshy bell peppers
  • 2 cups plain whole-milk or thick Greek-style strained yogurt
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 12 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • Salt
  • A good pinch of ground chili pepper or flakes
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar

Method

  • Put the bell peppers on a piece of foil on a baking sheet and roast in a preheated 350F oven for 3/41 hour, until soft and browned in parts, turning them over once.
  • For the tomato sauce, heat the garlic in the oil, stirring for a few seconds only, until the aroma rises.
  • Add the tomatoes, sugar, salt, and chili pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, until reduced and thick.
  • Add the vinegar towards the end.
  • Serve the peppers whole.
  • Do not peel them.
  • Pass around the yogurt and the tomato sauce for people to help themselves.
  • Mix 12 crushed garlic cloves with the yogurt and add a little salt.
  • Small eggplants, one for each person, can be roasted whole at the same time and served with the peppers.