Ratatouille

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Ratatouille

Ingredients :

60ml olive oil
2 onions
3 bell peppers, cut into one inch squares(different colors)
2 eggplants, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
4 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
900gm tomatoes, chopped
15 gm fresh thyme
salt and pepper
60gm fresh basil

Howto:-

1.Prepare the bell peppers,eggplant,zucchini,tomatoesand garlic,mince the thyme and sliver onions.

2.Heat olive oil in a heavy pot on medium heat.Add onions to oil,stir for two minutes.

3.Add bell peppers, stirr for a while then eggplants, stirring well to coat it with oil. At this point all the olive oil will have soaked into the eggplant, so stir often to keep them from burning.

4.Add zucchini and stir it in once the eggplant has softened a bit.

5.Add the garlic to the vegetables, stirring well for two, three minutes and the tomatoes too.Mix the thyme along with salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook for two more minutes.Turn down heat and cover the pot. Simmer until everything is soft and well blended (about 40 minutes)

6.Stir in basil and remove from heat. Serve on top of rice if desired.



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