Recipe: Delicious Ratatouille

Ratatouille. I checked out a sneak preview of Ratatouille last night, and I must say I truly loved this movie. Everything from the animation to the score to the voice acting to the story (and especially the story). It was the eighth film produced by Pixar. Название: Ratatouille.

You can cook Ratatouille using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Ratatouille

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

Ratatouille instructions

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..