Ratatouille
A France dinner. Ready in about 45 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 20 minCook (about)
- 45 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 3 eggplants Shopping tip: Eggplant (UK: aubergine).
- 5 zucchinis Shopping tip: Zucchini (UK: courgette).
- 3 yellow bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- 5 tomatoes
- Bunch basil Shopping tip: Fresh basil leaves, not dried.
- 1 onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 ¼ tsp sugar
Sauces & oils
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ¼ tsp red wine vinegar
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Cut the aubergines in half lengthways.
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Place them on the board.
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Cut side down.
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Slice in half lengthways again.
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Across into ½ inch chunks.
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Cut off the courgettes ends.
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Across into ½ inch slices.
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Peel the peppers from stalk to bottom.
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Hold upright.
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Cut around the stalk.
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Cut into 3 pieces.
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Cut away any membrane.
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Chop into bite-size chunks.
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Score a little cross on the base of each tomato.
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Put them into a heatproof bowl.
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Pour boiling water over the tomatoes.
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Leave for 20 secs.
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Remove.
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Pour the water away, replace the tomatoes.
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Cover with cold water.
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Leave to cool.
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Peel the skin away.
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Quarter your tomatoes, scrape away your seeds with a spoon.
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Roughly chop the flesh.
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Set a cook pan over medium heat and when hot.
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Pour in 2 ½ tbsp olive oil.
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Brown the aubergines for 5 mins on every side until the pieces are soft.
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Set them aside.
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Fry your courgettes.
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Do it in another tbsp oil for 5 mins, till golden on both sides.
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Repeat with the peppers.
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Don’t overcook your vegetables at this stage, as they have more cooking left in the next step.
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Tear up the basil leaves.
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Set aside.
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Heat your onion in the pan for 5 mins.
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Add the garlic.
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Fry for a further min.
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Stir in the vinegar and sugar.
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Tip in your tomatoes and half the basil.
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Return your vegetables to your pan with some salt and pepper.
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Cook for 5 mins.
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Serve with basil.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.