Recipe: Appetizing Ratatouille

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Ratatouille. I checked out a sneak preview of Ratatouille last night, and I must say I truly loved this movie. For those who are not satisfied. Название: Ratatouille. In the hilarious new animated-adventure, Ratatouille, a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic.

You can cook Ratatouille using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ratatouille

  1. Prepare 2 of large aubergines roughly chopped.
  2. It's 4 of courgettes roughly chopped.
  3. Prepare 2/3 cup of olive oil.
  4. You need 2 of onions sliced.
  5. It's 2 of garlic cloves chopped.
  6. You need 1 of large red pepper seeded and roughly chopped.
  7. Prepare 2 of large yellow peppers seeded and roughly chopped.
  8. It's sprig of fresh rosemary.
  9. You need sprig of fresh thyme.
  10. You need 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds crushed.
  11. Prepare 3 of plum tomatoes skinned seeded and chopped.
  12. You need 8 of basil leaves torn.
  13. It's to taste of salt and pepper.

Ratatouille instructions

  1. Sprinkle the aubergines and courgettes with salt, then put them in the colander with a plate on top to extract the bitter juices leave for about 30 minutes.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onions, fry gently for about 6 to 7 minutes until just softened, then add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  3. Rinse the aubergines and courgettes and pat dry with kitchen paper. Add them to the pan with the peppers, increase the heat and sauté until the peppers are just turning brown.
  4. Add the herbs and coriander seeds, then cover the pan and cook gently for about 40 minutes.
  5. Add the tomatoes and season well.
  6. Cook gently for a further 10 minutes until the vegetables are soft but not too mushy..
  7. Remove the sprigs of herbs and stir in the tournament basil leaves and check the seasoning.
  8. Leave to cool slightly and serve warm or cold garnish with sprigs of parsley or basil.