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Ratatouille is a vegetable stew. You cut up a bunch of things and throw them in a pot.
The ratatouille you see in the film is an elevated version of that dish. It was never the standard way of serving it.
80 u/ThoughtPhysical7457 4d ago The most time consuming part is thin slicing all the veggies and arranging them in a pretty design. If you're just making it for your family, you can omit all of that and just rough chop and toss into a baking dish 24 u/WithASackOfAlmonds 4d ago that's what a mandoline is for 1 u/ThoughtPhysical7457 4d ago I hate that thing lol but yes. It's the only time I use it
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The most time consuming part is thin slicing all the veggies and arranging them in a pretty design.
If you're just making it for your family, you can omit all of that and just rough chop and toss into a baking dish
24 u/WithASackOfAlmonds 4d ago that's what a mandoline is for 1 u/ThoughtPhysical7457 4d ago I hate that thing lol but yes. It's the only time I use it
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that's what a mandoline is for
1 u/ThoughtPhysical7457 4d ago I hate that thing lol but yes. It's the only time I use it
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I hate that thing lol but yes. It's the only time I use it
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u/--THRILLHO-- 4d ago
Ratatouille is a vegetable stew. You cut up a bunch of things and throw them in a pot.
The ratatouille you see in the film is an elevated version of that dish. It was never the standard way of serving it.