Saturday, November 8, 2008

Ratatouille

Ingredients
1 Medium Aubergine (optional)
1 Large Onion
1 Red Pepper
1 Green Pepper
1 Medium Courgette (chopped into 1cm cubes)
1 400g Can of Chopped Tomatoes
1/2 Teaspoon Each Dried Basil, Rosemary and Thyme (small handful of fresh is better)
1 Teaspoon dried Parsley (a good handful of fresh is better)
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

Equipment
1 Large Frying Pan
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Spatula

The Good Bit
  1. If you are using an aubergine, cut in half, slice diagonally 1/2 cm strips, brush with olive oil and season, then grill until lightly browned on both sides.
  2. Chop the onion and both peppers into decent size chunks and fry in a little olive oil until the onion begins to soften and turn brown then add the courgette and cook for 5 minutes or until all the veg feels soft.
  3. Add in the can of tomatoes, and bring to the boil, if you are using dried herbs, add them at the same time as the tomato and allow to simmer for 5minutes, otherwise if you are using fresh herbs, simmer for 5 minutes then just before you are about to serve add the herbs and stir well, DO NOT COOK THE FRESH HERBS. Season and serve.
Serves 4