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Got this one from Robuchon’s marvelous book: The Complete Robuchon

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Ingredients

  • 1 Eggplant
  • 3-4 Zucchini
  • 1 Red Pepper
  • 2-3 tomatoes
  • 1 large onion
  • 3-4 Garlic clove
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Olive Oil

Method

  1. The trick is to cook the ingredient separately 

  2. Trim the edge of the eggplant, then cut in 1 inch pieces

  3. Do the same for the Zucchini, red pepper (remove the seeds) and onion

  4. Peel the garlic and slice finely

  5. Optional: boil some water, add the tomatoes for 1 minute, take out, cool under cold water then peel

  6. Remove the tomatoes seeds, then cut the tomatoes in 1 inch pieces, 

  7. In a large pan, add some oil (be generous), on medium to medium-high

  8. Add the eggplant, cook for 5 mn, stir from time to time to cook on all sides (check the oil, add more if needed)

  9. Reserve the eggplant, add salt and pepper

  10. Check the oil, add the zucchini, stir from time to time to cook on all sides, about 5 minutes

  11. Reserve the zucchini, add salt and pepper

  12. Add the onion, red pepper, cook for 3 mn

  13. Add garlic, cook 1 mn

  14. Add the tomatoes, cook 5 mn

  15. Salt and pepper

  16. Add back the eggplant and zucchini

  17. Turn the heat to medium low

  18. Cook covered for about 30-45 mn, stir from time to time

  19. If you have too much of liquid, just remove the cover

  20. if too dry, add some water

Optional: add some harissa paste and/or garlic chili paste

Serve with couscous (just the grain: durum wheat semolina), that you cook as follow: 2 cups of chick stock, a little bit of butter or oil, bring to a boil, remove from the heat, add 300gr of couscous, let sit 5 mn, then separate the grain with a fork).

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Traditional
Serve2-3
Preparation Time10 mn
Cooking Time45 mn
Temperature
AuthorsPascal Crausaz / Robuchon
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