Hey guys
Hello this is Alex
Today we are making a lovely
and easy Ratatouille
which is perfect to get the kids to eat their veg
Ra
Ta
Touille
Ratatouile is a french vegetable stew,
which is tasty,
colorful
and so easy to make
Well sometimes making a Ratatouille
can be a bit tricky cause,
you have to cook all the veg separately
respect all the stages
but you know what,
at the end it's just a humble stew
And I wanna keep it that way
so lets make a simplified version
of the mighty ratatouille
This recipe serves four-six people
First off,
prepare all your ingredients before you start
two red onions,
peel and cut the onions into wedges
then peel and finely slice four cloves of garlic,
two aubergines,
three courgettes
three bell peppers
trim the aubergines and courgettes
De-seed the peppers and chop into 2.5cm chunks
six ripe tomatoes
roughly chop the tomatoes
half a bunch of fresh basil
pick the basil leaves
and set aside
then finely slice the stalks
good to know
the word itself-Ratatouille
comes from the Occitan language
and just means mixed stew
so you don't have to make it posh
it's already a popular and humble dish
Heat two tablespoons of oil in a large cassarole pan
or a saucepan on medium heat
Add the chopped aubergines, courgettes and peppers
Then fry for about five minutes
or until golden and softened
but not cooked through
if your saucepan is too small
then you can do it in several batches
spoon the veg into a large bowl
in the same pan add the onion, garlic,
basil stalks and thyme leaves,
fry for ten to fifteen minutes
or until softened and golden
now return the cooked veg to the pan
and stir in the fresh and tinned tomatoes
add basil and vinegar and a good pinch of sea salt
and some freshly ground black pepper
at this stage you have two options,
the more you mix it, the more silky it will be at the end
but the less you mix it
the more pretty it will be at the end
It's a tough choice really
simmer over a low heat for 30-35 minutes
or until reduced
At the end it should be sticky and sweet
Tear in the basil leaves,
finely grate in the lemon zest
and then just the seasoning
you can serve it with thin rice,
or in my case with a hunk of bread
when you taste it you have all those different flavors in your mouth
It's tasty, its tangy,
it's sweet, it's silky
yet it's nice to have the texture of some veg
Make this Ratatouille for your family
they will love it
Bye bye,
Salut!
