Sunday, October 16, 2011

Ratatouille


I thought Ratatouille is a mouse (or rat) in Disney movie. Then I found this recipe in a book "Baking in a commonsense guide". I made a little bit change for the recipe, and the result...awesome !

Pastry :
- 3 C all purpose flour
- 3/4 C chilled butter, chopped
- 1/2 C iced water
- 1 T vinegar

Mix all ingredients in food processor, don't over mix. If you don't have food processor, put all dry ingredients in a big bowl and mix them use 2 knife, add liquid a little by little. Until shape like a rough ball.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rest in fridge, while you make the filling.


Filling :

- 1 big eggplant, cut cube
- 1/4 C olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 zucchini, slice or cubed
- 2 tomatoes, cubed
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 T balsamic vinegar
- 1 C grated cheddar cheese
- 1/4 C grated parmesan
- salt and ground white pepper, for taste

Preheat oven 400F

Heat oil in a big skillet, add onion..cook until soft.
Add garlic, cook about 1 minute. Add zucchini and bell pepper...cook until soften.
Add eggplant and tomatoes, cook about 2 minutes. Turn off the stove.
Stir in balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Then cover and let cool a little bit.

Roll pastry and put in tart pan. Prick bases with fork.
Bake about 20 - 25 minutes until golden color.
Pull out from oven .

Reduce oven to 350F.
Mix all cheeses with vegetable and pour into the shell.
Bake again for 15 minutes.

Enjoy !

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I'm just a house wive with many hobbies. Cooking, card making, baking (especially pastry), diving and the new one caking. I never thought I will decorate cake or cook before. In Indonesia, the country where I came from...maybe with people whom I knew..friends and families, no one vegetarian. Only me and my son...something odd for them. Sometimes I felt uncomfortable when they looked at me strange..I could read their mind " this lady is freak ". Once, I ordered fried noodle in restaurant. Special request..no meat, no shrimp, only vegetable. They added sausage and meat ball (bakso in Indonesia language). When I complained, the waiter said : But that's sausage and bakso. Geez, I didn't know what I have to do. I'm Budhist. So, after that I just said I'm Budhist and they respect more than vegetarian..hahaha. About cake, hhmmm...never made beautiful cake or delicious cake. I like cooking or baking just for myself and my son...until I met my husband Keith. He opened my eyes. I can cook delicious and I found the last thing I can bake nicely too. Thanks Honey !!! I still need to learn still newbie..
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