It's Funny Friday
by Prudence
Movie: Ratatouille
Recipe: Ratatouille
This is a "quite by accident" story. First, one of our all time favorite movies is Ratatouille, we have watched it maybe 8 times.
Last week Mom wanted her Quiche recipe, which she has bookmarked (well, a piece of paper to be honest) so she can get to the page easily. She opened the book but for some reason it opened on the R section, and there was "Ratatouille". I asked what the ingredients were, reading them we decided we wanted to try the recipe, and we were not disappointed.
Here it is:
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, sliced thin (we used a Spanish onion)
1/2 cup Extra Virgin olive oil
1 medium (peeled) eggplant, diced
3 medium (unpeeled) green zucchinis, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1can (28 ounces or 2- 24 ounce) Italian style tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano or basil (we used basil)
Salt and pepper to taste
Saute garlic and onion in olive oil until clear (do not brown). Add eggplant and toss. Add zucchini and pepper, cook for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer for 30 minutes longer. Serves 4-6
We always add our own little something to new recipes, here we used a red pepper because Mom doesn't like green bell peppers. She served the dish with a small serving bowl of low moisture, part skim, shredded Mozzarella cheese, to sprinkle on top if desired.
Hope you enjoy as much as we did. We call this one a really good, healthy comfort food.
Leftovers
We added sauteed lean ground turkey and served with the leftovers, over pasta. Very good.
Heaps of Hugs
Chef Prudence ♥
Chef Vlad
Movie: Ratatouille
Recipe: Ratatouille
This is a "quite by accident" story. First, one of our all time favorite movies is Ratatouille, we have watched it maybe 8 times.
Last week Mom wanted her Quiche recipe, which she has bookmarked (well, a piece of paper to be honest) so she can get to the page easily. She opened the book but for some reason it opened on the R section, and there was "Ratatouille". I asked what the ingredients were, reading them we decided we wanted to try the recipe, and we were not disappointed.
Here it is:
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, sliced thin (we used a Spanish onion)
1/2 cup Extra Virgin olive oil
1 medium (peeled) eggplant, diced
3 medium (unpeeled) green zucchinis, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1can (28 ounces or 2- 24 ounce) Italian style tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano or basil (we used basil)
Salt and pepper to taste
Saute garlic and onion in olive oil until clear (do not brown). Add eggplant and toss. Add zucchini and pepper, cook for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer for 30 minutes longer. Serves 4-6
We always add our own little something to new recipes, here we used a red pepper because Mom doesn't like green bell peppers. She served the dish with a small serving bowl of low moisture, part skim, shredded Mozzarella cheese, to sprinkle on top if desired.
Hope you enjoy as much as we did. We call this one a really good, healthy comfort food.
Leftovers
We added sauteed lean ground turkey and served with the leftovers, over pasta. Very good.
Heaps of Hugs
Chef Prudence ♥
Chef Vlad
