TRADITIONAL FRENCH RECIPE: Ratatouille is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. Though referred to commonly as ratatouille niçoise, ratatouille is popular among the entire Mediterranean coast as an easy summer dish.
It is typically prepared by a mouse, living inside a wall of a french restaurant... kidding... it is typically prepared as a stew with each vegetable being sautéed separately before being layered into a baking dish and baked.
A similar dish is found in Ottoman cuisine: in Turkish cuisine, it is called türlü. In Greece, it is known as tourlou or tourlou tourlou, or briami. The word briam is related to biryani, though the dishes themselves are quite different.
When your garden is overflowing and your kitchen is packed with vegetables, there is ratatouille.
This thick and silky French stew of eggplant, zucchini, sweet peppers, and ripe summer tomatoes will use up your extra vegetables in one fell swoop, making enough food to feed a crowd, pack for lunch, and still freeze for later.
Making ratatouille is definitely a project for a weekend afternoon; it's easy, but fairly time-consuming.
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Time: 60 Minutes |
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Serves: 6 People |
Ingredients:
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Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 180C / 356F.
02 - Coat bottom and sides of a casserole dish with 1 tablespoon Olive Oil.
03 - Heat 1 tablespoon Olive Oil in a pan over a medium heat.
04 - Cook and stir the Garlic until lightly browned.
05 - Mix in the Marjoram, Basil, Salt and the Eggplant cubes for 10 minutes or until the Eggplant is soft.
06 - Move the Eggplant mixture inside the the casserole dish, preading everything evenly on the bottom.
07 - Sprinkle with 1 portion of Parmesan cheese.
08 - Spread the Zucchini in an even layer on top of the Eggpalnt cubes.
09 - Spreinkle a little more of Salt and the second portion of Parmesan Cheese.
10 - Crate anther layer with Onion, Mushrooms, Bell Pepper, and Tomatoes, seasoning each layer with salt and sprinkling Parmesan Cheese right on top.
11 - Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Notes:
- Vegetables for Ratatouille can be sliced or chopped.
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