Ratatouille for beginners

Ingredients

1 large aubergines
2 large courgettes
2 red or yellow peppers
4 large ripe tomatoes
5 tbsp olive oil
supermarket pack or small bunch basil
1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp red wine
Dried mixed herbs
Tomato purée
1 tsp sugar 

Step 1(prep)

Wash and Slice courgettes, egg plant and capsicums. Slice onion thinly and crush garlic. Blanch tomatoes and peel off skin and quarter, remove seeds and chop roughly.

Brown veggies with olive oil and butter in frying pan. 

Should look like this.

Step 3

Fry onion with garlic until soft and then add vinegar , wine and sugar. Then add the veggies and tomato to look like this 

Top up with water, tomato purée, basal, salt pepper and a little Tabasco sauce to taste

Allow to cook for 15 minutes and voila 

This meal I served with a lamb shoulder chop and fresh green salad. There is enough to freeze for another night or even eat over the next 2 or 3 days. 

Enjoy!