The Bizalions' Ratatouille
- Total Time
- 50 minutes to 60 minutes. Rest when salted for 30 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 4medium eggplants
- Salt, pepper and fresh thyme to taste
- 1red pepper
- 1green pepper
- 4onions
- 6big ripe tomatoes
- 6zucchini
- 3cloves garlic
- 4stems fresh parsley, chopped
- ½cup chopped fresh basil
- Olive oil
Preparation
- Step 1
Slice the eggplant and salt it lightly. Set aside for a half hour, then wipe the salt off with a paper towel. Cut the peppers lengthwise into strips. Slice the remaining vegetables. Add enough olive oil to fill the bottom of a heavy pot â…›-inch deep. Add the onions and cook on a low flame until soft but not brown. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. While stirring, add the zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, basil and thyme. Cook for 45 minutes to an hour on low heat. Serve hot or cold.
Private Notes
Comments
As others havery noted this is a very large recipe. Prep time was longer than specified. The directions do not mention when to add the peppers or the parsley. I added the eggplant to the onions and garlic, let it cook for about 15 minutes, then added the peppers. Then I added the tomatoes along with about 1/2 c of water. Lastly I added the zucchini and the herbs. In retrospect it would have been better to add the tomatoes and zucchini together shortly after the peppers.
This makes a ton of food. Relatively easy prep, and a tasty dish, but plan on feeding a crowd if you use the quantities specified.
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