Traditional Provence Ratatouille
Traditional Provence Ratatouille

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, traditional provence ratatouille. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Traditional Provence Ratatouille I got this recipe from a French lady (from Provence) who used to a great blog about her home cooking. When I tried her ratatouille, I was blown away how amazing it was! There are endless versions of this dish and she said that all the grandma's in France insist that their recipe for ratatouille is THE best.

Traditional Provence Ratatouille is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Traditional Provence Ratatouille is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook traditional provence ratatouille using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Provence Ratatouille:
  1. Take 2 eggplants, cut into rings then quartered
  2. Get 3 courgettes/zucchini, cut into rings then quartered
  3. Take 1 red pepper, chopped into medium pieces
  4. Make ready 1 yellow pepper, chopped into medium pieces
  5. Prepare 4 tomatoes, roughly chopped
  6. Make ready 2 onions, sliced thin
  7. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  8. Make ready 2 bay leafs, crushed up
  9. Prepare 2 Tbsp Herbes de Provence
  10. Prepare 1 handful parsley
  11. Take 1 tsp sugar
  12. Take to taste salt & pepper
  13. Make ready Olive oil - A lot ;)

Ratatouille is traditionally a dish from Nice in Provence in the South of France. It usually features an assortment of local vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes. The word " rata " is thought to be army slang for ragoût , meaning "motley stew". Traditional French Ratatouille is a classic dish that consists of eggplant, zucchini, onions, yellow squash, garlic, tomatoes and herbs de Provence.

Instructions to make Traditional Provence Ratatouille:
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  2. Saute onions and crushed garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat for about 5 minutes. They should be very soft.
  3. When they're done, put them in an oven-safe dish.
  4. Add 1 more tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, then saute the peppers (I forgot to get a yellow one!) for 5-10 minutes on a medium heat until slightly browned. Put them into the oven dish, too.
  5. Add 1 more tablespoon olive oil and saute the zucchini until soft, 5-10 minutes. Again, add to oven dish.
  6. Add more olive oil and saute egglplant (you'll need some extra oil for them) until slightly browed, 5-10 minutes. Then, into the oven dish.
  7. Add chopped tomatoes into the oven dish without cooking them.
  8. Add herbs de Provence, chopped parsley, salt, pepper, sugar, and bay leaves. Give everything a stir and put a lid or foil over the dish. Bake in the oven at 180°C/350°F for 1 hour. You can eat right away, or ideally turn oven off and let it sit for another while.
  9. If you cook it the day before, when the time is over, turn off the oven, but leave the dish in the oven for the entire night. You can reheat it by letting it cook for 20 minutes on a low heat without lid.

One of the most famous French dishes in the world, ratatouille is a humble vegetable stew hailing from the French region of Provence. The word touiller means "to toss" in French, and to make this dish, you must do just that — eggplants, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, and other vegetables are tossed together and cooked into a vibrant dish. It can be enjoyed in a myriad of different ways. Pour olive oil into a large pot over high heat. Reduce heat and add tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, tomato puree, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper.

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