Recipe: Tasty Ratatouille

Ratatouille. 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 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ratatouille

1. You need 1 cup of sweet onion -- diced 3/4 inch".
2. You need 4 cloves of garlic -- chopped.
3. It's 1 ounce of olive oil.
4. It's 1/4 of of a red bell pepper -- diced 3/4 inch".
5. It's 1/4 of of a green bell pepper--diced 3/4 inch".
6. You need 4 of each white mushroom -- quarter the mushrooms.
7. It's 1/2 of of a eggplant – diced 3/4 inch"- then soaked in salt water.
8. It's 1 of plum tomato --diced 3/4 inch".
9. Prepare 1/2 of each zucchini squash -- diced 3/4 inch".
10. It's 1/2 of of a yellow squash -- diced 3/4 inch".
11. It's 1/2 cup of chicken stock.
12. It's 1/2 teaspoon of oregano,dry.
13. It's 1 1/2 cups of crushed tomato.
14. Prepare 1 tablespoon of sugar (optional- this will depend on your taste).
15. You need 1 sprig of fresh thyme -- chopped- no stems.
16. You need 1 sprig of fresh tarragon -- chopped- no stems.
17. It's 6 leaves of fresh basil -- chopped- no stems.
18. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of salt -- to taste.
19. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.

Ratatouille step by step

1. 1. Dice the eggplant and place in a bowl and add just enough water to cover and add 2 teaspoon salt and let soak for 20 minutes and the drain off. This will take away bitterness..
2. Sauté the onion and garlic in the olive oil until translucent about 3-4 minutes in a large 4 quart sauce pan or dutch oven..
3. 2. Add the peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, tomatoes and squash, dry oregano and sauté with a moderate heat for approximately 5 minutes..
4. 3. Add stock and crushed tomatoes and sugar cook for 15 minutes or until tender not mush:).
5. Add fresh herbs and seasonings..