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This 6 week installment of Cruising with Cyn, we will be exploring local cuisine from the regions we will be visiting. Ken and I will be preparing a traditional meal from Barcelona, Naples, Rome, Florence, Nice and Toulon. We will be posting the receipe and our review.
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Ratatouille - Learn to Prepare the Dish Made Famous by the Pixar Movie
What does the word "ratatouille" mean? Ratatouille is a French dish. The name is comprised of two components: • "rata" is slang from the French Army meaning "chunky stew" • touiller, "to stir" Thus, the meaning of the word is a chunky stew that is stirred. What is ratatouille? Think of ratatouille as is more of a concept dish than a specific recipe. Similar to American "stew", it can take on a number of forms and is open to interpretation and experimentation. Let your tastes and preferences inspire you to create your own signature version of ratatouille!
What does the word "ratatouille" mean? Ratatouille is a French dish. The name is comprised of two components: • "rata" is slang from the French Army meaning "chunky stew" • touiller, "to stir" Thus, the meaning of the word is a chunky stew that is stirred. What is ratatouille? Think of ratatouille as is more of a concept dish than a specific recipe. Similar to American "stew", it can take on a number of forms and is open to interpretation and experimentation. Let your tastes and preferences inspire you to create your own signature version of ratatouille!
| Ratatouille | |
| Ingredients | |
| 1 medium sized onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium or large eggplant, diced 1 can stewed tomatoes 2 medium zucchini diced into large chunks add herbs as desired (try basil) olive oil (enough to sauté onion/garlic) salt and pepper to taste |  |
| Instructions | |
| • Sauté the onion and garlic until tender | |
| • Add eggplant and tomatoes, bring to simmer | |
| • Simmer, covered for 15 minutes | |
| • Add zucchini | |
| • Simmer for 10-15 more minutes until vegetables are suitably soft | |
| • Remove from heat | |
| • Stir in the herbs, season to taste | |
| • Server over your choice of: rice, egg noddles, pasta or boiled cubed potatoes | |
| • Serve with a glass of good red wine. | |
Yum-Yum! Wonder if some of this local cuisine will also be on the Voyager of the Seas? Hope so.
ReplyDeleteI always assumed that Ratatouille had someting to do with a rat, probably because of that movie. Now I know!
ReplyDelete...great recipe best made in summer when fresh veggies are in season and local!...be sure to have plenty of wine on hand to accompany this light, healthy dish!...bon appetite!
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