After seeing the film, the little Darlings have requested I cook them a Ratatouille. I cooked one YEARS ago and it was !!! Does anyone have a fool proof recipe I can do for the horrors???!!! Thank you!!!
My typical ratatouille is very similar to this recipe here http://www.beyond.fr/food/ratatouille.html Tastes lovely as a side with a jacket potato :D :D
I have several recipes but I usually just make it out of my head, so sort of a jumble of all and never any set amount of anything either. Prepare: aubergine courgettes red and green bell peppers onions tomatoes (you can use fresh or tinned) garlic Sautee all. Season with: salt and pepper a little basil olive oil I usually make up a big batch and freeze several portions. I like it cold best but Hubby likes it hot. Hope the kids like it.
Mine is the same as yours KG. I do however skin the sweet peppers (best done after charring them over a gas flame, stuck on a skewer, if you don't have a chef's blow torch, or you can get tinned but they are a bit 'mushy'. Also the tomatoes (if using fresh) using the boiling water method. Fortunately my 'little horrors' are grand-kids :D (if I'd have known I'd have had them first) and they usually complain if there is skin on anything.
John is right Honey Bee, skin the tomatoes and paprika first. I only skin the tomatoes though. I take things like that for granted, thinking everyone knows it.
we are in a "trout" period at the moment... I put them in the oven, but I always seem to cook them too much and they become dry. Hopefully one day I will get it right...
Mmmm KG. With a knob of butter (OK steam them if you must - I'm a pig. Whooops I mean gourmet :D ) and either herbs to taste (especially dill or something else aniseedy) or some almonds. I think you and I cook the same way.
Whenever I use sweet peppers in cooking, I never skin them (?????) Even raw, the boys just tuck in.... I'll try unpeeled first, as if they eat it like that, it will save a bit of time!!!! And the tomatoes will come out of a tin!!!! I'll give it a go at the weekend - thought I might serve it just with a crusty loaf or sausages?
How's about crusty bread and sausages. But if it was my grand-kids you'd have to skin the sausages too. :D
