The ratatouille, cooked in a pan, will undoubtedly please your family and friends. This French cuisine dish is easy to prepare, the main thing is to know a few very simple but important nuances.
It is necessary
- • 2 garlic cloves;
- • 1 medium sized eggplant;
- • 2 bell peppers;
- • 2 tablespoons of good ketchup;
- • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil (odorless);
- • 1 onion head;
- • 1 vegetable marrow;
- • 4 ripe tomatoes;
- • 150 g of dry red wine;
- • black pepper and salt.
Instructions
Step 1
Remove the husk from the onion and rinse thoroughly in cold water. After that, using a sharp knife, the onion should be divided into 8 approximately equal parts. Peel the garlic cloves and rinse thoroughly. After that, the cloves must be cut into very small cubes.
Step 2
Wash the zucchini thoroughly and cut the stalk, if you wish, you can remove the skin. You need to use zucchini young, without formed seeds. Cut it lengthwise into 2 parts, and then cut each of them into thin half rings. The eggplant should also be rinsed well in clean water and the stalk should be cut off. It, like zucchini, needs to be cut into thin half rings.
Step 3
For well-washed bell peppers, remove the stem along with the testis and all the seeds. After that, the vegetable must be cut into large pieces. Ripe tomatoes must be washed thoroughly, and then, using a sharp knife, cut into small cubes.
Step 4
To make ratatouille, you need a brazier. Place it on a hot stove and add a small amount of oil. When it's hot, add the prepared garlic. Fry it for literally half a minute.
Step 5
After that, you need to pour the chopped eggplant and zucchini into the brazier. Reduce heat to medium and sauté vegetables, stirring regularly, for about 5 minutes.
Step 6
Then add chopped onions and chopped peppers to the vegetables in the brazier. Everything should be fried for another 4 minutes, remembering to stir the contents of the frypot systematically.
Step 7
Pour the correct amount of wine into the vegetables and cover the roasting pan tightly. Reduce heat to low and cook for a third of an hour.
Step 8
Then finely chopped tomatoes are poured into the container and kebab ketchup is added. Mix everything well, and add the right amount of salt and black pepper.
Step 9
Remove the lid and cook the ratatouille for another 10 minutes. It is served hot and decorated with fresh herbs.
