Ratatouille

Name: Ratatouille
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 2 large aubergines; 4 small courgettes; 2 red or yellow peppers; 4 large ripe tomatoes; 5 tbsp olive oil; 1 small bunch basil; 1 onion, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp sugar

A colourful pan of aubergine, courgette, peppers and tomatoes.

2 large aubergines
4 small courgettes
2 red or yellow peppers
4 large ripe tomatoes
5 tbsp olive oil
1 small bunch basil
1 onion, sliced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar

Cut the aubergines, courgettes and peppers into bite-sized chunks. Score the tomatoes, dip them in boiling water for 20 seconds, then slip off the skins, scoop out the seeds and chop the flesh.
Fry the aubergine in 2 tablespoons of the oil until soft and browned, then lift it out. Cook the courgettes, then the peppers, each in a tablespoon of oil for about 5 minutes, setting each batch aside.
Cook the onion gently in the last of the oil for 5 minutes, then the garlic for 1 minute. Add the vinegar, sugar, tomatoes and half the basil, return all the vegetables and let it bubble for 5 minutes. Season and scatter over the rest of the basil.

Inspired by a Good Food recipe · Photo: El Nuevo Doge, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ratatouille,_Mazatl%C3%A1n,_21_de_junio_de_2023.jpg)