{"id":207,"date":"2010-11-16T21:26:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T21:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justiceforanimals.co.za\/vabackup\/?p=207"},"modified":"2010-11-16T21:26:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T21:26:51","slug":"ratatouille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vegananimal.nl\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"Ratatouille"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vegan Mofo 2010 \u2013 Day 16 <\/strong>
\nToday is a wonderful day because it\u2019s the first time I cooked in my new kitchen !! So because it was going to be my first meal in my new kitchen I was feeling very nostalgic and decided to make the first vegan meal that I ever learnt to make.
\nWikipedia says :<\/a><\/p>\n

Ratatouille (pronounced (rat-\u0259-TOO-ee) is a traditional French Proven\u00e7al stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. The full name of the dish is ratatouille ni\u00e7oise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I had recently turned vegan and my best friend\u2019s late mom made me the first vegan dish I\u2019d had that really blew me away. I asked her for the recipe and she wrote it down for me and I\u2019ve been making it ever since. I was only 15 at the time and I knew how to cook but this was the first real dish that I learnt how to make all by myself. I have made my own variations to the preparation but the ingredients are identical.
\nIngredients : <\/strong>
\n1 medium onion diced into \u00bc inch pieces
\n1 large brinjal (aubergines or eggplant will do \u2013 haha) cubed into inch thick pieces
\n5 cloves of garlic finely minced
\n1 stalk of celery finely diced
\n1 green pepper diced into \u00bc inch pieces
\n200g of baby marrows (zucchini or courgettes) finely sliced
\n400g of fresh tomatoes skinned and finely diced
\nA pinch of dried oregano
\nA pinch of dried thyme
\nA pinch of dried herbes de Provence (or your choice of mixed herbs)
\nSea salt to season
\nGround black pepper
\n3 tablespoons of olive or canola oil for cooking
\nMethod : <\/strong>
\nHeat a pot on a medium to high heat for a few minutes and then add the cooking oil.
\nAdd in the onions and brinjals and stir-fry for 5 \u2013 10 minutes until the brinjals turn translucent and begin to brown. This is the key to the dish \u2013 the brinjals become like sponges and soak in the flavours of the other ingredients.
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\nThen add in the garlic, herbs, celery and green peppers and sautee for 3 \u2013 4 minutes.
\nAdd the baby marrows and sautee for another two or 3 minutes.
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\nAdd in the tomatoes and stir well and then cover the pot.
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\nLeave the lid on for 5 or 6 minutes and stir well making sure it doesn\u2019t stick to the bottom of the pot.
\nThen reduce the heat add some salt and ground black pepper and allow to simmer covered for another 10 minutes or until the tomatoes has broken down.
\nRemove from the pot into a nice serving dish.
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\nIt can be served in a number of different ways. It is often used a side dish but I feel that\u2019s such a waste if it\u2019s done really it deserved to be the centre of the meal. Serving it as the main course it can be served with rice or roast potatoes. I like to serve it with a good organic penne pasta.
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