Fried Bread with Spicy Stir-fry

Name: Fried Bread with Spicy Stir-fry (Topinky se směsí/Hrianky so změsou)
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup vegetable oil; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 red (bell) pepper, finely chopped; 1 egg, beaten; 300 g/11 oz pork leg or pork fillet (tenderloin); 300 g/11 oz pork leg or pork fillet (tenderloin); 300 g/11 oz pork leg or pork fillet (tenderloin); 45 ml/3 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 45 ml/3 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 1-2 tsp chilli sauce or chilli powder; 1-2 tsp chilli sauce or chilli powder; 8 slices of Czech or Slovak rye bread; 8 slices of Czech or Slovak rye bread; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup grated Edam cheese; salt and ground black pepper; salt and ground black pepper; pickled vegetables, to serve

Topinky se směsí/Hrianky so změsou

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

The most traditional fried bread is spread with lots of garlic and enjoyed with a pint of beer. Here, it is served with pepper, tomatoes and egg, but it also works well as an accompaniment to soup.

Ingredients

100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup vegetable oil
1 <

Europe
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Bread
Starter
Side dish
Eastern Europe

Method

Heat 15ml/1 tbsp oil in a pan and cook the onion for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add the tomatoes, pepper and egg, and stir quickly. Cook over gentle heat for 10 minutes.
Slice the pork into thin strips and put into a bowl. Add salt, pepper, 15ml/1 tbsp oil, add the tomato purée and the chilli sauce or chilli powder. Mix well.