Ratatouillepastagratinee Recipes

EASY RATATOUILLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Place eggplant pieces in a large colander over your sink. Sprinkle with salt. Leave for 20 minutes as the eggplant sweats out its bitterness. Pat dry to remove water and excess salt.
• In a large heavy pot or Dutch Oven, heat 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add the onions. Cook, stirring regularly, until translucent (about 5 minutes). Now add the red peppers and green peppers, cook for another 4 minutes, and continue to stir.
• Add the garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, wine, and fresh thyme springs. Stir in black pepper, paprika, and rosemary. Season with kosher salt.
• Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Turn the heat down then cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes or so.
• Remove the ratatouille from the heat. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking. Add the sherry vinegar and a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Top with fresh basil.
• To serve, transfer the ratatouille to dinner bowls, top each with a fried egg (sunny-side up) and add crusty bread on the side. (See Cook's Tip)

RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until lightly browned. Mix in parsley and eggplant. Cook and stir until eggplant is soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
• Spread eggplant mixture evenly across bottom of prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Spread zucchini in an even layer over top. Lightly salt and sprinkle with a little more cheese. Continue layering in this fashion, with onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, and tomatoes, covering each layer with a sprinkling of salt and cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

RATATOUILLE PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a large pot over high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and add tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, tomato puree, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and check the level of liquid in the pot. Continue cooking for 30 minutes, uncovered if there is too much liquid, or covered if the amount of liquid looks right.

BAKED RATATOUILLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a 13x9 inch glass baking dish, combine the oil and garlic. Bake for 5 minutes or till the garlic is fragrant and hot. Stir in the zucchini, yellow squash, onion and eggplant, cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally till veggies are crisp tender.
• Uncover and stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes and juices, oregano and salt and bake for 10 minutes or till mixture is bubbly.
• Sprinkle bread crumbs and cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes longer till lightly browned. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Coat a large wide pan with olive oil. Add the onions, season with salt and crushed red pepper and bring the pan to a medium heat. Cook the onions until they are soft and very aromatic but have no color, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, thyme bundle and season with salt. Cook the tomatoes until they become very pulpy and have broken apart, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the peppers and cook for 5 minutes. Add the eggplant, summer squash and zucchini, season with salt and cook until the squash is soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the basil and taste to make sure the seasoning is correct. Serve warm or at room temperature.

RATATOUILLE-PASTA GRATINEE

Steps:

• Put eggplant & zucchini into colander, sprinkler with 1 teaspoon salt, and let stand for 30 minutes;Rinse vegetables under running cold water: drain and pat dry with paper towels.
• In skillet heat oil over medium-high heat: add eggplant, zucchini, and onions. Sauté until vegetables are softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with liquid, tomato paste, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, oregano, basil, garlic powder and pepper. Stir well.
• Reduce heat to low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are cooked and flavors are blended; 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add pasta. Put into casserole top with mozzarella cheese. Put it in 350°F oven for about 25 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.