Ratatouille Jacques Pepins Recipe 395

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.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch Oven - when hot, add onions & green pepper Cook for 5 min. over high heat Add eggplant, zucchini, red pepper, pepper flakes & salt - reduce heat to medium cover & cook 25 minutes, stirring occasionally Add the garlic & tomatoes Just before serving, stir in half of the basil, sprinkle remaining basil on top Garnish with a few tablespoons of olive oil & ground hot pepper