Ratatouille

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Ratatouille

Ratatouille is a traditional French recipe for the classic dish of aubergines, courgettes and bell peppers in a tomato sauce that can be served as a vegetarian dish, a pizza sauce or can be used as the basis for a casserole or pasta sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic French dish of: Ratatouille.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Sauce Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Vegetable Recipes French Recipes

Ingredients:

225g mixed bell peppers, sliced
225g aubergines (eggplants) cut into 1cm cubes
225g courgettes (zucchini), cut into 1cm cubes
225g onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crumbled
6 plum tomatoes, blanched, peeled and chopped
olive oil to fry
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Using two frying pans, cook the peppers and onions in one and the aubergine and courgettes in another until they are soft (about 8 to 12 minutes). Combine both sets of ingredients together in one pan then add the garlic, oregano and tomatoes and season with salt and black pepper.

Transfer to an oven-proof dish and finish cooking by baking for 10 minutes in an oven pre-heated to 180°C.

This can be served as a vegetarian dish or can be used as a pizza sauce or as the basis for a casserole or a pasta dish.