Classic French Ratatouille with Ground Beef

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Classic French Ratatouille gets a hearty upgrade with the addition of ground beef. It's a super comforting stew and pairs well with white rice.

The Gourmandize Team

  • 4
  • Easy
  • 30 mins
  • 40 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 3-4 zucchini
  • 2 red peppers
  • 4-5 tomatoes
  • eggplant (I don't like eggplant so I do not add it to my ratatouille)
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 lbs of ground beef
  • herb de provence
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare your vegetables, cut the zucchini into rounds (I peel them before but some do not), cut the eggplant (optional), cut tomatoes into thick wedges and the peppers into strips.

Brown the meat with the onion on high heat (I personally drain any excess fat from meat), salt and pepper, then gradually add vegetables to the meat and sauté a few minutes, salt and pepper. Sprinkle a bit of herbs de provence, add the cloves of garlic and small can tomato paste, mix well.

Step 2

Cook, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Normally it is unnecessary to add water because the water the vegetables make, but if you see that the juice has evaporated you can add a little water.

Taste at the end to adjust the seasoning. This dish is ideal served with rice.

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