Ratatouille (rat•a•too•ee) and Roasted Lamb
Feb 10th 2009DiyanaFood glorious food! Share
Among the things that I am quite disappointed with myself is the frequency of my dapur berasap. I cook perhaps trice in every summer solstice, or is it trice in every Hungry Ghost Festival?
I. Can’t. Remember.
However, I am very pleased to tell Miki that even though your mom sucks at cooking frequently, she is not sucks at cooking nicely. Besides, I believe that if I practice often enough I may be able to fully grasp the usage of those weird buttons on my microwave! I can do it! I will learn how to use my microwave! (bersemangat!)
After spending the weekend at Cameron Highlands, we came back home with loads of fresh vegetables and fruits like we always do. They are so cheap and fresh we couldn’t resist. From yellow squash to Japanese zucchini and from celery to (of course) strawberries, you name it! But the image of rotting greens in my fridge has motivated me to cook something before mushrooms starts growing on my mushrooms. A couple of weeks ago, on our anniversary dinner, Azman had Roasted Stuffed Lamb Loin with Ratatouille and it was marvelous. So with all this delicious vege around, I think I would cook some ratatouille.
After consulting my dear Uncle Google, I found out that ratatouille despite the fancy name is just “stew of chunky vegetables”. I dug up some recipes and discovered that ratatouille like other dishes, is open for interpretations though most of the time it is fully vegan. The conventional way of making it is by stirring the vegetables in tomato gravy with spices but I thought lets give it a little Teluk Kumbaq twist.
Grilled Ratatouille with Roasted Lamb Shoulder
Here is my version of grilled ratatouille. If you ever try it, do let me know of the outcome:-
Ingredients – Yellow squash, Eggplant, Paprika, Japanese zucchini sliced. Onions and garlic diced. Tomatoes pureed. Salt, sugar and chicken stock. Italian herbs/ basil for seasoning.
Method – Sautee onions and garlic in olive oil until tender, add tomato puree and some water, bring to simmer. I have always felt like masakan orang putih lack taste so I add some chicken stock. Add salt and sugar to taste. I add a little bit of Italian herbs and a whole lot of basil (my fave herb). Simmer accordingly and remove from fire.
All the sliced vegetables are grilled until the juice are released but not too limp. I sprinkle some basil, salt and a little olive oil too. And because I like the crispy taste, I let them brown a little on the edges. Instead of mixing everything up in the stew ( which would make the vege soggy), I cooked the gravy separately and only mix the grilled vegetables on the gravy when it is served. I must tell you that grilling is my favourite way of cooking vege after hmm… masak lomak cili padi. In fact I only eat tomatoes if grilled.
And this combination of tomato gravy with crisp yet juicy vegetables is HEAVENLY! It may not look as fine as the one Azman had in the restaurant during our special dinner, but for someone who doesn’t have a rat on her head while cooking, my ratatouille is freaking good! I served it with oven roasted lamb shoulder. Yum! Happy trying!
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23 Comments »
bani hensem? on 10 Feb 2009 at 4:31 pm #
aku ingat posting ni ada kena mengena dgn mak menti a.k.a cik ti or kaum kerabat mickey mouse hahahahahaha
den on 10 Feb 2009 at 4:38 pm #
teliuq aku!!! kena beli oven cepat ni…..
Diyana on 10 Feb 2009 at 4:41 pm #
bani, Miki suka tengok Mickey Mouse Clubhouse kat TV… komen ni pun takde kena mengena dengan komen ko…
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Den, selalu lamb tu letak atas charcoal fire la baru sedap. tapi sebab aku malas tu la campak dalam oven.. vegetables to ko boleh grill atas dapur je… alasan tau nak kena beli oven pulak… hehe
bani hensem? on 10 Feb 2009 at 4:46 pm #
den. smlm aku makan sandwich sedap.
diyana, cimiki tak nak jadi mouseketeer ke?
Nize on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:10 pm #
Uuu..Uuuu…sy lebih suka asam keping!! hak hak hak…ratatuiii. tul =P kepeh kepeh kepeh
yasmin aka mamadanish on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:17 pm #
Fuh..terliur aku!!Bawak ni masa piknik nanti..wokey!!!
mommy to chumsy on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:23 pm #
oh boy. sure looks delicious. you are making me real hungry now
azman on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:34 pm #
kalu nak di compare antara Ratatouille at Palace Golden Horses Hotel…dgn Ratatouille diyana ni…
yang diyana buat lagi sedap…sampai miki pun makan dgn lahap..tak sangka sayur bleh jadi sesedap itu..
thanks bebeh! 5/5star!
Diyana on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:40 pm #
**kembang hidung**
bani hensem? on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:50 pm #
mampukah diyana mengembangkan idungnya? kalau azman kembangkan idung aku nampak la jugak kemampuan beliau hahahahaha
Lana on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:54 pm #
u totally know how make ppl salivate terlebih2
bani hensem? on 10 Feb 2009 at 5:54 pm #
salivate punya expertise dia dah turunkan kat cimiki
Diyana on 10 Feb 2009 at 6:07 pm #
Lana, you are a good cook! try la, can introduce different types of vege to your son..
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Bani, are you trying to say that walaupon hidung aku kuncup tetapi air liur meleleh?? hmmph! whateverrr… *** angkat muka tinggi2, hayun handbag murah, kibas rambut dan berlalu pergi!***
bani hensem? on 10 Feb 2009 at 6:09 pm #
diyana a good cook or a psycho good cook hahahahaha…
oyis on 10 Feb 2009 at 7:09 pm #
yum… nmpk sedap betul.. bole tau camne buat gravy utk lamb tu?
raggedyanne on 10 Feb 2009 at 8:03 pm #
i believe you, this does look appetizing! i can’t resist grilled vege too, brinjal is my absolute favourite… haih, bila la diet nak abih ni, teringin lamb chop la pulak
akuni on 10 Feb 2009 at 8:39 pm #
Ada classss gitu!
ayaq on 10 Feb 2009 at 9:01 pm #
oh rupa rupanya ratatouille tu sejenis masakan. haha. cuak ja tadi.
Nize on 11 Feb 2009 at 9:04 am #
kalo lah ini dikatakan 5 star.., diyana..tolong masak kan utk saya ! saya mau rasa, adakah ini benar..hak hak hak =P bani mau join ka..?!
Diyana on 11 Feb 2009 at 9:21 am #
ah tak kuasa aku masak untuk korang berdua.. korang dah la sengal!
eintanz on 11 Feb 2009 at 10:17 am #
omg! giler meleleh air liur okeh. u ni…tu la i kata….superwoman!
rafidah ahmad on 11 Feb 2009 at 2:26 pm #
oh diyanaku….apa kata ko buat grilled vegetable on the go untuk aku..hehehhehe
leh jadik biz mcm mangkuktingkat.com …uwa uwa uwa
azea on 17 Feb 2009 at 2:13 pm #
haih..aku sampai ja the 3rd page of microwave oven punya manual aku dah terlena..cemana la aku nk buat oven roasted lamb ni ek? asyik pan grilled ja. aku mmg nk try vegan-vegan hang ni..wish me luck!