Ratatouille

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 28 ounces stewed tomatoes (plum)
• 2 onions, sliced thinly
• 2 red peppers, cut into chunks
• 1 yellow pepper, cut into chunks
• 1 aubergine, cut into chunks
• 2 small zucchini, cut into thick slices
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 heat a little oil in a large, heavy based pan. add the onions and fry for 5 minutes. now add the peppers and fry for 2 more minutes.
• 2 remove from the pan.
• 3 add a little new oil to the pan and fry the aubergines for 5 minutes, then add the zucchini and fry for 3 minutes.
• 4 remove from pan.
• 5 add the garlic, bay leaves, thyme, sugar and tomatoes to the empty pan and simmer until the tomatoes start breaking down.
• 6 return all the vegetables to the pan and simmer on low for about 15 minutes.
• 7 stir regularly and season with salt and pepper.
• 8 the vegetables should be very soft but at the same time still have some of their texture.
• 9 season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• 10 serve immidiately or allow to cool down and serve it cold.