French Ratatouille

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French Ratatouille

 

Recipe By :French web site, 100 Bistro Recipes

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : French Vegetables

Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 onions.

2 red peppers

3 green peppers

3 aubergines ( eggplants )

4 courgettes ( zucchini )

2 pounds tomatoes -- ( actually 2.2 pounds or 1 kg )

4 cloves garlic

5 tablespoons olive oil

1 sprig fresh thyme

salt and pepper

 

1 Prepare all the vegetables: wash the aubergines, courgettes and peppers,

and cut them in cubes. Peel and finely chop the onions. Wash the tomatoes,

remove the seeds, chop roughly. Peel the garlic.

2 Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Put in the vegetables in the following

order, at intervals of 5 minutes: onions, peppers, aubergines, courgettes,

tomatoes, then the garlic and thyme. Be sure to respect this order.

 

3 Season. Cover the pan and cook for 45 minutes over a low heat.

 

 

 

 

Source:

" http://www.campanile.fr/english/re_legum.htm#10 "

 

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Per serving: 237 Calories (kcal); 18g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat); 3g

Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 22mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3

1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Ratatouille originated in Nice, but is common throughout

south-eastern France. The word, which comes from “touiller” ( “stir” or

“mix”), originally had a pejorative meaning: “an unappetising stew”.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0