Photo credit: Jan About Town
Per Wikipedia’s definition, “Ratatouille is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. Ratatouille is usually served as a side dish, but also may be served as a meal on its own (accompanied by rice or bread).” In my family you’ll find in on the dinner table at least once a week. It’s the “go-to” side dish for any grilled meat. However, my favorite version is a nice full plate of Ratatouille covered with sunny side-up eggs… Oh heaven!
Ratatouille
For 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ripe tomatoes
- 1 lb eggplants
- 1 lb zucchini
- 1 red bell pepper, 1 green bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1 onion
- 3 or 4 garlic cloves
- 3 or 4 tbs olive oil
- 1 strand Rosemary
- Salt, pepper
Boil the tomatoes for a couple minutes, pass them under cold water and peel them. Cut the tomatoes in half, remove the seeds, and chop them.
Clean the eggplants, dice them (about 1/2 inch wide). Place the eggplant cubes in a strainer, powder then with salt and put them aside. Slice the zucchinis; cut the slices in half if too big. Clean the peppers, open them, remove the seeds and white inside parts and dice them.
Open the jalapeno peppers and remove the seeds and the stalk, and mince them thinly. Peel the onion, cut it in half and slice it. Peel and chop the garlic. Rinse the eggplant cubes and dry them with paper towel.
Heat 2 tbs olive oil in a large saucepan. Drop in the garlic and onion and sauted on medium until they become translucent. Add the vegetables in the following order: peppers, eggplants, zucchinis, jalapeno peppers; adding the remaining olive oil half way through.
Salt and pepper generously, then add the tomatoes and the rosemary. Cover, simmer for 45 minutes on medium heat. Add salt & pepper to taste.
Bon appetit!
Tags: French food, Ratatouille
Not so hard, shall have to try. I always thought French recipes were so much more complicated!
This looks outstanding. I love rattitouille and often order it in restaurants…but have never seen a recipe that appealed to me until this one…..I can’t wait to make it.
In my opinion, there are 2 ways of seeing French cuisine: the fancy, “haute-cuisine” way (complicated and sophisticated) and the everyday on dinner table way (simple and traditional). My recipes are coming from my mom and grandma, and they cover what French people actually eat every day.
Let me know how it turns out!