Layered Ratatouille Food

RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Coat a large wide pan with olive oil. Add the onions, season with salt and crushed red pepper and bring the pan to a medium heat. Cook the onions until they are soft and very aromatic but have no color, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, 1/2 cup water, thyme bundle and season with salt. Cook the tomatoes until they become very pulpy and have broken apart, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Add the peppers and cook for 5 minutes. Add the eggplant, summer squash and zucchini, season with salt and cook until the squash is soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the basil and taste to make sure the seasoning is correct. Serve warm or at room temperature.

RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until lightly browned. Mix in parsley and eggplant. Cook and stir until eggplant is soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
• Spread eggplant mixture evenly across bottom of prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Spread zucchini in an even layer over top. Lightly salt and sprinkle with a little more cheese. Continue layering in this fashion, with onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, and tomatoes, covering each layer with a sprinkling of salt and cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

RATATOUILLE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven for 375˚F (190˚C).
• Slice the eggplant, tomatoes, squash, and zucchini into approximately ¹⁄₁₆-inch (1-mm) rounds, then set aside.
• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch (30-cm) oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion, garlic, and bell peppers until soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then add the crushed tomatoes. Stir until the ingredients are fully incorporated. Remove from heat, then add the basil. Stir once more, then smooth the surface of the sauce with a spatula.
• Arrange the sliced veggies in alternating patterns, (for example, eggplant, tomato, squash, zucchini) on top of the sauce from the outer edge to the middle of the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Make the herb seasoning: In a small bowl, mix together the basil, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Spoon the herb seasoning over the vegetables.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover, then bake for another 20 minutes, until the vegetables are softened.
• Serve while hot as a main dish or side. The ratatouille is also excellent the next day--cover with foil and reheat in a 350˚F (180˚C) oven for 15 minutes, or simply microwave to desired temperature.
• Enjoy!

RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit. Bring 2 cups of water to rolling boil. Season with salt. Slice red potatoes. Drop in water and boil for 3-4 minutes or until par cooked. Drain on a paper towel and set aside. While potatoes cook and cool down, slice rest of veggies - squash, bell pepper and eggplant.
• To make Béchamel - Microwave 1 cup of milk in microwave safe container. Set aside. Heat 1 tbsp butter in sauce pan. Add 1 tbsp flour and cook until raw flavor of flour goes away. 1-2 minutes. Don't let flour turn brown. Add warm milk 1/4 cup at time and stir well to avoid lumps. Add all of milk and continue coking until sauce thickens and coat back of a spoon. Season with salt, nutmeg, and black pepper. Set aside.
• Spray baking dish with cooking spray. Spread layer of tomato sauce, minced garlic, thyme, red chili flakes, salt and olive oil. Mix well while still leaving well spread. Drizzle béchamel sauce on the top, swirl into the tomato sauce.
• Layer sliced veggies on top. I like to make a spiral stack of vegetable slices for presentation just like ratatouille. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle salt, thyme, and black pepper on top.
• Cover with parchment paper. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until all veggies are tender. You will see tomato sauce bubbling on the sides.
• Let it cool for 5 minutes. Serve with side of crusty bread to scoop the sauce. Enjoy!

EASY LAYERED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cook onion, garlic, and bell pepper in 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat, 4-5 minutes or until tender.
• Add crushed tomatoes and seasonings and simmer 15 minutes or until thickened. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cut vegetables to 1/8" thickness.
• Pour sauce into a 2 qt baking dish. Arrange sliced vegetables standing up on their sides over the sauce. Brush with remaining olive oil.
• Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with fresh basil and serve hot or warm.

RATATOUILLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the eggplant, zucchini and bell pepper and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their juices, the broth and half of the basil. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• Preheat the broiler. Brush the bread with olive oil; sprinkle with the remaining 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence and salt to taste. Broil until lightly toasted. Top with the cheese, then broil until melted.
• Puree about half of the soup in a blender, then return to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the cheese toasts and the remaining basil.

LAYERED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Toss sliced zucchini and eggplant with 1 tsp salt. Place in a colander over a bowl and let sweat while you prepare the sauce.
• Heat oil in a large, non-stick skillet or Dutch oven. Add peppers, onions and garlic and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the onions begin to caramelize. Add tomatoes and white pepper. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Uncover and simmer for 5-7 minutes until the juice reduces out. Transfer the sauce to a large bowl.
• Pat the zucchini and eggplant dry. Sauté each in batches in your skillet or Dutch oven, with ½ tsp of oil, adding oil as needed to keep the veggies from sticking. Sauté until the slices are golden (2-3 min per side). Once golden, remove from the skillet and place on a paper towel.
• When all the veggies have been cooked, spread ¼ of the sauce over the bottom of your Dutch oven or a medium soup pot. Sprinkle 1 Tbsp of parsley over the sauce. Layer 1/3 of the zucchini and 1/3 of the eggplant over the parsley and sauce. Repeat with the sauce, parsley, zucchini and eggplant, ending with the last ¼ of sauce.
• Place the pot over low heat and simmer, covered for 35 minutes.
• Remove the cover and summer for an additional 40 minutes, until most of the juices have evaporated.

CLASSIC RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Peel the eggplant, cut off the stem and cut lengthwise into 3"x1"x3/8" slices. Trim off zucchini ends. Cut into slices about the same size as the eggplant. Place vegetable slices in a large non-aluminum bowl (glass or plastic are fine). Toss with 1 teaspoon salt; let stand 30 minutes. Drain and pat slices dry on paper towels.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook eggplant and zucchini slices in batches until lightly browned, about 1 minute per side, adding more olive oil as needed. Set vegetables aside.
• Cook onions and bell peppers in the same skillet in 2 to 3 tablespoons oil until tender but not browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Peel tomatoes while onions and pepper cook by dipping in boiling water, then ice water to loosen the skins. (Or use a serrated-edge peeler.) Cut out tomato stems, cut tomatoes in half and squeeze out the seeds and excess juice. Slice tomato pulp into 3/8-inch strips. Lay tomato strips over the onion and peppers in the skillet. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover skillet; cook over medium-low heat until tomatoes begin to render juice, about 5 minutes. Place 1/3 of the tomato/onion mixture in a Dutch oven or heavy casserole. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley. Arrange half of the eggplant and zucchini on top. Top with half of the remaining tomato mixture and parsley. Top with the remaining eggplant and zucchini slices. Finish with the remaining tomato mixture and parsley.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Uncover, tip casserole and baste with rendered juices. Adjust seasonings, if necessary. Raise heat slightly. Cook, uncovered, until juices have evaporated, about 15 minutes. Stir often to keep vegetables from scorching on the bottom.
• Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold.

LAYERED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix the first 7 ingredients (2 Tablespoons of EVO) and allow to sit during preparation. With a sharp chef's knife, trim and thinly slice the zucchini, squash, red bell pepper and eggplant. Salt the eggplant to remove moisture and allow to sit for 1.5 hours. Drain and pat dry with paper towels. Pour tomato mixture into bottom of oval baking dish (10" to 12"). Atop the sauce arrange slices of prepared vegetables concentrically from outer edge to the inside of the baking dish and overlapping so that each flat surface is visible. alternating vegetables. You should be able to go around twice. Drizzle remaining EVO over the vegetables and season generously with salt and pepper. Sprinkle fresh thyme over the dish. Cover the dish with parchment paper. Bake for approximately 40 to 50 minutes, until vegetables have released their liquid, and clarly cooked but with some structure so they are not totally limp.They should not be brown on the edges and you should see the tomato sauce is bubbling up around them. Garnish with the basil, serve with soft goat cheese on top alone, or with some crusty french bread atop polenta, couscous or your choice of grain.