How to Prepare Appetizing Catalan Ratatouille - Samfaina

Catalan Ratatouille - Samfaina.

You can cook Catalan Ratatouille - Samfaina using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Catalan Ratatouille - Samfaina

1. It's 2 of onion.
2. It's 2 clovers of garlic of.
3. It's 2 of red peppers.
4. You need 2 of Aubergine.
5. You need 3 - 4 of tomatoes.
6. You need of paprika.
7. You need of salt.
8. It's of sugar.
9. It's of olive oil , mild.
10. It's of pepper squash tomatoes This is the basic samfaina recipe. I use a variation here with green and and more ..
11. It's of pepper squash tomatoes Variations: add some green and/or , or add more if you want.

Catalan Ratatouille - Samfaina step by step

1. None.
2. Wash and prepare all the vegetables. Grate the tomatoes, cut the rest of the vegetables in squares, about ¾ inch / 2 cm. and cut the garlic in medium slices. I like some texture in my samfaina. If you want less texture, cut the vegetables in smaller squares..
3. In a cassola or skillet, heat a generous amount of oil..
4. When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and let it take some color..
5. Add the peppers and let it cook for around 10 min. Stir occasionally so it does not burn..
6. Add aubergine and squash and cook until the aubergine has taken color and feels semisoft..
7. Add grated tomatoes, a little sugar to neutralize the acid from the tomatoes, a little paprika and salt..
8. Turn the heat on low and let it simmer under a lit for about 20 min. Stir occasionally and don't let it run out of liquid. Add a little water if necessary..
9. The time given for cooking is the minimum time, the longer you cook the samfaina, the better it gets, just like it is the case with sofregit..