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Ratatouille: the best recipe
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · 9d ago · United States · 1 min ·

Ratatouille: the best recipe

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Ingredients · Servings 4 people
  • 350g of eggplants
  • 350 g zucchini
  • 350g of red and green bell peppers
  • 350g of onions
  • 500g of ripe tomatoes
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 sprig of thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • pepper
  • cell
Method · 1 h 20 min
  1. Cut the peeled tomatoes into quarters,
  2. Eggplant and courgette slices.
  3. Slice the peppers into strips
  4. and the onion in rings.
  5. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan
  6. and melt the onions and peppers in it.
  7. When they are tender, add the tomatoes, chopped garlic, thyme and bay leaf.
  8. Season with salt and pepper and simmer gently, covered, for 45 minutes.
  9. Meanwhile, prepare the eggplants and courgettes. Cook them separately or together in olive oil for 15 minutes.
  10. Check that the vegetables are cooked until they are no longer firm. Then add them to the tomato mixture and continue cooking over very low heat for 10 minutes.
  11. Add salt and pepper if needed.

Cut the peeled tomatoes into quarters, and the eggplants and courgettes into rounds.

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