Love ratatouille, and I feel so healthy afterwards.
It must be vegetarians favourite dish :-)
This is the homemade version. I will try to make Remy's later, you know, the one from the movie :-)
Start by going to the local farmers market, grocery store, or where they have lots of different good and fresh vegetables.
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| This is what I came home with. |
You can choose to put more, less or nothing of each ingredient, after you own taste.
Saute onions and garlic in butter (or you can choose olive oil) a few minuts in a heavy bottomed casserole. I love garlic, so I used a lot. Add celery, and saute a few minutes more.
Add the rest of the vegetables.
I added 1/2 a large green zucchini,
2 small indian zucchini,
1 thin local aubergine,
1 small red pepper,
1 large green pepper,
1 medium pepper &
1 carrot
Let it saute about 15 minuts at good heat, and stir often so it doesn't brown.
I like the red pepper, but only added a small, because I didn't want it to be too sweet. And the carrot and yellow pepper gives sweetness as well.
I choose the 2 different kinds of zucchini because of the texture. The big one I slices and then quartered, and they get very soft. The small one I just sliced, it stays more firm.
Next time I think I will try to add mushrooms. But really, add the vegetables you like.
Stir, and add fresh whole pricked chillies, (after taste, I don't like this to be too hot) 2 bay leaves, and fresh or dried rosemary.
Let it simmer until very soft, around 1 hour. Remember to stir once in a while so it doesn't burn.
Remove the lid at the end, so it reduces.
Add salt, pepper and dried chilli to taste. Mums.
Serve it with delicious bread. I used my carrot breads, my earlier recipe.
Added the day after:
I had a small portion leftovers. The day after I made a steak with rice, sauted green beans and ratatouille. It was just as delicious as the evening before.
So if you have a something left, keep is as an accompaniment to what ever you are having tomorrow. :-)
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