Introduction: Ratatouille's Traditional French Ratatouille : Original Innovative Recipe
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Ratatouille is a common vegetable stew that originated from southern France. There is traditionally no particular cooking method for the ratatouille. Famous French chefs like Roger Vergé or Gui Gedda recommend lightly frying each vegetable separately to give them a crispy and toasty flavor.
In the Pixar film, Ratatouille, right at the climax, the little chef, Remy the rat, prepared the celebrated version of this simple dish to impress the food critic, Anton Ego. The dish in reality was a version of another similar dish called the confit byaldi developed by French chef Michel Guérard (founder of nouvelle cuisine) in 1976. For the film it was realized by American chef Thomas Keller who was the food consultant for the film. However Keller’s version (or Guerard’s confit byaldi) would miss out on the main idea of ratatouille, its crispness and the fact that each vegetable retain their own particular flavor.
Now let me come to my innovation. To retain the taste of the original ratatouille, we must fry the vegetables separately. However to impress Anton Ego and the viewers, it is better to finely chop the vegetables and arrange them in a pattern on a baking tray. So why not combine both the approaches, the French and the American.
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Step 1: Ingredients
- Zucchini : 2
- Egg Plants: 1
- Bell Peppers : 2
- Garlic : 6 cloves
- Onion (yellow): 1
- Tomatoes : 6
- Tomato Puree: 250 grams
- Dried Herbes de Provence: 3 teaspoons
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 9 tablespoon
- Fresh Thyme: 15 strands
- Fresh Bay Leaves: 10
- Salt: to taste
- Freshly Ground Pepper: 1 teaspoon
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Step 2: Chop the Eggplant and Zucchini in Thin Slices As Shown in the Picture.
Step 3: Take a Flat Non-stick Pan and Shallow Fry the Eggplant for 1 Minute at Medium Heat.
Step 4: Change the Side and Keep for Another Minute.
Step 5: Remove Them From the Heat and Keep Aside. Do Not Fry Too Much Because They Will Be Cooked Later in the Oven.
Step 6: Do the Same for the Zucchinis (shallow Fry for a Couple of Minutes).
Step 7: Chop the Bell Peppers in Circular Rings (discard the Seeds and the Central Portion).
Step 8: Shallow Fry Them in the Similar Way As the Zucchini and Eggplants.
Step 9: Finely Chop the Onion and the Garlic.
Step 10: Pour 1 Tablespoon Oil on the a Frying Pan. When It Is Warm, Add the Chopped Onion and Garlic. Season It With Salt and Pepper.
Step 11: Fry Them Till They Turn Golden Brown in Color.
Step 12: Chop the Tomatoes in Thin Circular Slices.
Step 13: Take the Fried Onion and Garlic in a Bowl. Pour the Tomato Puree on It.
Step 14: Add 2 Teaspoons of Herbes De Provence.
Step 15: Stir and Mix Well With a Spatula.
Step 16: Oil a Nonstick Deep Bottomed Baking Pan.
Step 17: Pour the Prepared Mixture (onion, Garlic, Tomato Puree, Herbes De Provence) Into the Baking Pan.
Step 18: Place About 8 Strands of Fresh Thyme and 3 Bay Leaves.
Step 19: Arrange the Fried Vegetables and the Tomatoes in a Circular Spiral Pattern.
Step 20: The Final Arrangement Is Shown in the Picture.
Step 21: Place the Rest of the Fresh Thyme Strands and the Bay Leaves on the Top and the Sides of the Vegetables.
Step 22: Sprinkle 1 Table Spoon of Herbes De Provence on the Vegetables.
Step 23: Pour 3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil on the Vegetables.
Step 24: Season With Salt and Pepper.
Step 25: The Final Preparation Before Entering the Oven Looks Like This.
Step 26: Cover It With a Butter Paper So That the Vegetables Do Not Get Charred.
Step 27: Place It in a Preheated Oven for 40 Minutes at 180°C.
Step 28: After 40 Minutes, Take It Out, Remove the Butter Paper and Place It Back for 10 Minutes at 180°C.
Step 29: The Ratatouille’s Ratatouille Cooked in the Way of Traditional French Ratatouille Is Ready.
