GB-33
France
VEGETABLE CASSEROLE
Ratatouille spécial
Total cooking time: approx. 19-21 minutes
Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 litre capacity)
Ingredients
5 tbsp olive oil (50 ml)
1 garlic
clove,
crushed
1
onion (50 g), sliced
1
small aubergine (250 g), roughly chopped
1
courgette (200 g), roughly chopped
1
pepper (200 g), roughly chopped
1
small fennel bulb (75 g), roughly chopped
pepper
1 bouquet
garni
200 g tin artichoke hearts, quartered
salt and pepper
Procedure
1. Put olive oil and garlic in dish. Add all the prepared
vegetables except the artichoke hearts and season
with pepper. Add the bouquet garni and cook
covered. Stir once during cooking.
19-21
min
.
100 P
Add the artichoke hearts to the bowl for the last
5 minutes.
2. Season the ratatouille to taste and take the bouquet
garni out before serving. Once cooked, leave the
ratatouille to stand for about 2 minutes.
Tip: Serve this hot vegetable casserole with meat
dishes. Served cold it makes a delicious starter.
Bouquet garni consists of: a sprig each of parsley,
lovage and thyme, plus some bay leaves.
Italy
LASAGNE
Lasagne al forno
Total cooking time: approx. 22-26 minutes
Utensils: Bowl with lid (2 Iitre capacity)
Shallow rectangular gratin dish with lid
(approx. 20x20x6 cm)
Ingredients
300 g tomatoes, tinned
50 g
ham, finely diced
1
onion (50 g), finely chopped
1 garlic
clove,
crushed
250 g minced beef
2 tbsp tomato puree (30 g)
salt and pepper
oregano, thyme, basil
150 ml creme fraiche
100 ml milk
50 g
grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp
chopped mixed herbs
1 tsp
olive oil
salt, pepper and nutmeg
1 tsp
vegetable oil for greasing dish
125 g green lasagne sheets
1 tsp
grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp
butter or margarine
Procedure
1. Slice the tomatoes and mix with the diced onion and
ham, garlic, minced beef and tomato puree. Season
and steam with lid on.
7-9 min.
100 P
2. Mix together the cream, milk, Parmesan cheese,
herbs and oil. Season.
3. Grease the dish and cover the base with
1/3
of the
pasta sheets. Spread half of the meat mixture on
top of the pasta and cover with some of the cheese
sauce. Lay another
1/3
of the pasta on top of this,
followed by the meat mixture and some sauce. Finish
with the last
1/3
of the pasta covered with a lot of
sauce and top with grated Parmesan. Add butter
slivers and cook with lid on.
15-17 min.
70 P
Leave the lasagne 5 to 10 minutes to stand after
cooking.
VEGETABLES AND NOODLES
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