Upside Down Ratatouille

Name: Upside Down Ratatouille
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 4 or 8 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 6 potatoes; 2 carrots; 6 brussels sprouts; 1/2 onion (chopped); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 can chopped tomatoes; 3 cloves garlic (chopped); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 1/2 cup milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dried herbs

Mara @mara10

Cape Town

“What I say is true - anyone can cook... but only the fearless can be great” ~ Gusteau #kitchenoffcutstip

Mara @mara10

Cape Town

“What I say is true - anyone can cook... but only the fearless can be great” ~ Gusteau #kitchenoffcutstip

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Ingredients

1 hour 15 min

4 or 8 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil
6potatoes
2carrots
6brussels sprouts
1/2onion (chopped)
1 tablespoonolive oil
1 canchopped tomatoes
3 clovesgarlic (chopped)
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonblack pepper
White Sauce
2 tablespoonsbutter
2 tablespoonsflour
1 1/2 cupmilk
1 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoondried herbs

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Steps

1 hour 15 min

1

Preheat oven to 180’C.
2

Cover bottom of oven dish with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
3

Cut potatoes, carrots and brussels in thin slices.
4

Arrange the vegetables slices and onion in alternating pattern.
5

Replace vegetables with any veggies in your fridge or cupboard.
6

Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
7

Spoon tomatoes over vegetables and sprinkle with garlic, salt and peper.
8

Make a white sauce: melt butter in a pot over medium heat.
9

Whisk in flour until smooth.
10

Whisk in milk 1/2 cup at a time till thickening.
11

Cook and stir constantly for 3 minutes till thick white sauce.
12

Season white sauce with salt and herbs.
13

Pour white sauce over vegetables.
14

Cover with baking paper and bake for 50-60 minutes until vegetables are softened.
15

Be careful of the steam under the baking paper when you take it out of the oven.
16

Serve hot as a main dish (serves 4) or as a side (serves 8).
17

Note: use carrot cuttings to grow your own! Place in container filled with water in sunny spot inside and replace water every day. Plant in soil in a pot or vegetable garden. Be patient, takes about 2 weeks.

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Mara @mara10

on May 11, 2020 18:27

Cape Town

One of my favourite quotes: “I am inspired by music, travel, great architecture and good, healthy food. I look for opportunities to learn about history, art and cooking. When I learn, I grow.” ~ Tim Matheson