Small ratatouille with
It's a hotch-potch of vegetables, cooked in two stages, onto which eggs are broken and cooked until the white only is just firm.
253K 20 4.6
Last modified on: June 12th 2011
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6 
2 
1 green pepper
1 celery
4 
2 
1 
1 sprig 
1 sprig 
4 tablespoons 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 43 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour 3 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare2 courgettes, cut into small pieces.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Trim any leaves off 1 celery, keeping only stalks, then wash.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut each stalk in two lengthways, then into small pieces.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Peel 1 green pepper with a peeler, then cut in four lengthways and remove white pith from inside.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cut each quarter into small sticks, then into small dice.
Reserve.
Reserve.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Peel, wash and chop 2 shallots.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
Add celery, green pepper and courgettes, mix well, cover and cook 4 minutes.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
After this, tip vegetables into a dish, and discard bayleaf, thyme and rosemary.
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes, then if possible remove tomato skins.
Allow to cook slowly until tomatoes disintegrate.
Allow to cook slowly until tomatoes disintegrate.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Tip green vegetables into pan with tomatoes, mix well and cook ratatouille a further minute or two.
Check seasoning.
Check seasoning.
Stage 14 - 10 min.
Break 6 eggs carefully on top of ratatouille, trying to spread them evenly over the surface, without breaking them.
Cover and leave to cook until whites of eggs are firm, but yolks still runny.
Serve as soon as possible.
Cover and leave to cook until whites of eggs are firm, but yolks still runny.
Serve as soon as possible.
Remarks
This choice of vegetables can be varied to taste, and for a "true" ratatouille you should add other Mediterranean ones (garlic, aubergines, etc.), but it's already pretty good like this.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,600 Kcal or 6,699 Kj | 48 gr | 45 gr | 137 gr |
| 80 % | 18 % | 4 % | 21 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 87 Kcal or 364 Kj | 3 gr | 2 gr | 7 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 267 Kcal or 1,118 Kj | 8 gr | 7 gr | 23 gr |
| 13 % | 3 % | 1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.57 €
- Per person : 1.10 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moist chocolate cake, Chocolate mug cake, Madeleines, Choux pastry (pâte à choux), Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, ... All |
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Fried eggs with tomatoes, Bruschetta, Mexican salad, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: The strange gratin, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Creamy risotto with diced vegetables and flax seeds, Eggs Comtoise, Red mullet fillets with a reduced white-wine sauce, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare courgettes, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Cubed salad, Green Piedmont Salad, Vegetable tian, ... All |
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