{"id":1019,"date":"2017-11-27T10:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecoupdegrace.local\/recipe\/perfect-ratatouille-just-like-movie\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:56:13","slug":"perfect-ratatouille-just-like-movie","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/lecoupdegrace.ca\/en\/recipe\/perfect-ratatouille-just-like-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"The best traditional ratatouille"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\ud83e\udd58 The best traditional ratatouille. Like grandma&#8217;s, from garden to plate<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ratatouille<\/strong>, for me, is <strong>the embodiment of traditional Proven\u00e7al cuisine<\/strong>. Back in the day, I had <strong>a garden<\/strong> and put all my vegetables through it, eggplants, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, fresh basil, and ratatouille was <strong>the perfect dish to showcase it all<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve always loved vegetables treated this way: <strong>simply, generously, with sunshine in every bite<\/strong>. The famous ratatouille is <strong>so good, so simple<\/strong>, and has become <strong>the best traditional ratatouille<\/strong> I make. The one that brings back Proven\u00e7al dinners at grandma&#8217;s, the tomato-stained apron, the house smelling of olive oil and fresh thyme.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf46 Thinly sliced vegetables, homemade roasted pepper sauce<\/h3>\n<p>My version is <strong>true to Proven\u00e7al tradition<\/strong>: the 4 mandatory vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, tomato, pepper), <strong>dried herbes de Provence<\/strong> in cooking + <strong>fresh basil<\/strong> to finish, and a good dose of <strong>extra-virgin olive oil<\/strong>. My signature trick: a <strong>homemade roasted red pepper sauce<\/strong> simmering underneath the vegetables (if you want a dedicated sauce recipe, see my <a href=\"https:\/\/lecoupdegrace.ca\/en\/recipe\/rigatoni-with-roasted-red-pepper-puree-and-mushrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>rigatoni with roasted red pepper pur\u00e9e<\/strong><\/a>). The thinly sliced rounds carefully arranged absorb the sauce and caramelize in the oven. And yes, it does evoke <strong>the ratatouille from the Pixar movie<\/strong> (my favorite animated film \ud83e\udd72), but here it&#8217;s first and foremost <strong>the real Proven\u00e7al recipe<\/strong>, not a movie-stylized version.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf45 So good, so simple. Better the next day<\/h3>\n<p>What makes this <strong>perfect ratatouille<\/strong> shine is its radical simplicity: <strong>4 vegetables, good herbs, patience, an oven<\/strong>. The <strong>slow 90-minute cooking<\/strong> melts the vegetables together into a sublime Mediterranean confit, and the <strong>grated pecorino romano<\/strong> to finish brings a salty umami touch that elevates everything. Serve as a <strong>main course<\/strong> with a good French baguette to mop up (that&#8217;s how I often enjoy it), or as a <strong>side for grilled meat<\/strong>, roasted chicken or buttered fish. Magical bonus: it&#8217;s <strong>even better the next day<\/strong>, when flavors have fused overnight in the fridge. Absolute champion of <strong>summer meal prep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udd58 The best traditional ratatouille. Like grandma&#8217;s, from garden to plate Ratatouille, for me, is the embodiment of traditional Proven\u00e7al cuisine. 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