A question about a recipe: Alice Waters' Ratatouille

hardlikearmour is a trusted home cook.

added over 1 year ago

I almost always salt eggplant to help draw out some of the water as it gives a better final texture, so I vote yes.

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wssmom added over 1 year ago

I generally don't salt the small eggplants ....

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dymnyno added over 1 year ago

I usually don't salt small eggplants, especially very fresh Japanese eggplants.

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Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.

added over 1 year ago

I use small Italian eggplants and don't salt them. They are not bitter at all, I do agree with HLA about the salt drawing out the water but with the smaller ones I find that the water is minimal.

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AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.

added over 1 year ago

Hey, thanks, everyone. I made this over the weekend and salted the Japanese eggplant. Quite a bit of water was released. The ratatouille was so tasty! I didn't use bell peppers, but did add some gold zucchini for color along with some green ones. I'll comment on the recipe itself, too.;o)

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