The Ratatouille movie just releaseed on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. To celebrate, we make the ratpatootie Thomas Keller developed for the Disney Pixar movie. To which I have to say, "Chef Keller, you are an anal retentive masochist. And I admire and applaud you for that." This recipe is just so completely labor intensive. If I didn't cheat on some of the steps, this would take 5 hours to make. Instead of roasting 3 different kinds of bell peppers for the piperade underneath the layers, I used a jar of fire roasted peppers from Trader Joe's. And I used canned tomatoes. Blasphemy! I know!
And rather than using the broiler to crisp up the veggies before serving, I whipped out the blow torch. I did use fresh chervil and thyme from the backyard for the vinaigrette though. Hours and hours of work to make this, and I ate the entire thing in less than two minutes. Darn ye French portion sizes! This truly was eye openingly delicious. Just like the one in the movie. And I hate the stewey mess that is normal ratatouille.
More boiling big pots on the stove to keep warm. Making my own chicken stock.
Lots and lots of home made chicken stock. It's crazy difficult to track down canning supplies in Southern California. I finally found jars at the hardware store where I got my windshield ice scraper from.
1 comment:
You are crazy! I had about given up hope of you ever posting again! That anal retentive dish is right up your alley. Since we got into canning this year I can tell you the cans and everything you need are plentiful in Grinnell so next year I can send you some!
Meg
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