Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ingredients 

30 ml olive oil

1 onion(white or yellow) sliced 

1 red bell pepper, cut into one inch squares
1 yellow pepper, cut into one inch squares

1 eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

2 cloves garlic, minced

450gm tomatoes, chopped

7 gm fresh thyme, chopped

salt and pepper

30gm fresh basil, chopped

How to:-

1. Arrange all the vegetables nearby the cooking range.

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

3. Add bell peppers, stirr for another four minutes 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  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.