Easy Chop & Cook Ratatouille

 

Welcome to WESTERN COOKING IN PLAIN ENGLISH VIDEOS! In this video I've shown how to make Ratatouille very easily just by chopping and cooking using only the following ingredients and pieces of equipment:

 

Ingredients :

Olive (or any) Oil - enough to coat the pan bottom thickly
1 Eggplant
1 Zucchini
1 Yellow Squash
4-5 Fresh Garlic Cloves
1/2 Red (or any) Onion
2 Medium Tomatoes
1 Teaspoon Instant Chicken Stock or 1 Bouillon Cube
Italian Seasoning
Ground Black Pepper
Red Wine - to taste (optional)
Balsamic (or any) Vinegar - to taste (optional)
Ground Cinnamon (optional)
Parmesan Cheese (optional)

 

Equipment :

Large Frying Pan
Spatula or Large Spoon
Cutting Board
Sharp Knife
Teaspoon
Bottle Opener (for wine)

 

NOTE: Ratatouille goes great with pasta, rice or couscous. Videos about how to make those are available on the recipe menu on the website.

1. Warm a frying pan over medium high heat and, in the meantime, rinse and chop the eggplant.

2. Check the pan for the right cooking temperature by wetting your fingers with tap water and flicking the water into the pan. The pan is ready for cooking if the water sizzles and immediately evaporates.

3. Pour enough olive (or any) oil into the pan to coat the pan bottom evenly, and add the chopped eggplant.

4. Rinse and chop the zucchini and yellow squash and add them to the pan.

5. Stir the vegetables and add a good shot of red wine, either 1 teaspoon instant chicken stock or 1 bouillon cube, an even coating of Italian seasoning and a little ground black pepper.

6. Chop and add 2-5 garlic cloves and 1/2 onion.

7. Rinse and chop 2 tomatoes and add them to the vegetable mix.

8. Add a healthy shot of balsamic (or any) vinegar (optional) and sprinkle on a light coating of cinnamon (optional) and cook until the vegetables have just started to soften.

9. Serve as is or topped with grated Parmesan cheese (optional).

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