Ratatouille
Ratatouille

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, ratatouille. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Ratatouille is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Ratatouille is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have ratatouille using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Ratatouille:
  1. Make ready zucchini; medium dice
  2. Make ready yellow squash; medium dice
  3. Get eggplant; peeled and medium dice
  4. Get bell pepper; medium dice
  5. Take red onion; medium dice
  6. Prepare tomatoes
  7. Make ready garlic; minced
  8. Take handful basil; chiffonade
  9. Take parsley; chopped
  10. Get thyme; minced
  11. Get vegetable stock
  12. Take vegetable or olive oil
  13. Get salt and pepper
Steps to make Ratatouille:
  1. Generously season the eggplant with salt, and place aside. A slimey looking ooze will extract itself. This takes the bitterness away. Eggplant secret ;)
  2. Boil a large pot of water. Score the underside of each tomato with an "X". Not too deep, this is just to peel the skin away. Add the tomatoes when the water boils, but only for 30 seconds. This is to loosen the skin, not cook. Drop tomatoes into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
  3. Peel the skin off the tomatoes. Remove core from tomatoes. Keep the soft tomato flesh and roughly chop it. This is called tomato concasse. Set aside.
  4. In a large saute pan, heat oil. Add zucchini and squash. Season. Saute until 90% done. Place in a large mixing bowl.
  5. Saute bell pepper and onion next. Season. Add garlic when 50% done and saute until fragrant. Place in the mixing bowl with the squash.
  6. Saute the eggplant until 90% complete. The eggplant will soak up considerably more oil than the other veggies. Add sauteed veggie mix to the sauteed eggplant. Add tomato concasse. Add pepper. You may need to switch to a larger pot.
  7. Add vegetable stock and cook until veggies are tender. Add fresh herbs. Adjust salt if necessary.
  8. Variations; Roasted garlic, champagne vinegar, chicken stock, sweet potatoes, turnips, butternut squash, rutabaga, parsnip, celery root, celery, celery seed, fennel, fennel seed, shallots, habanero, bacon, pancetta, chives, spinach, arugula, roasted bell peppers, parmesean, romano, gruyere, parmigiano reggiano, lemon, horseradish, marjoram, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, white pepper, peppercorn melange, butter, brown butter, sesame seeds, soy, ginger, honey, lime, crushed pepper flakes, serrano, poblano, balsamic, white wine, red wine, worcestershire, carrots, cauliflower, feta, paprika, herbes de provence, Italian seasoning, applewood, tomato puree

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