Traditional Spanish Pisto Recipe – Spanish Special
Try my delicious pisto recipe, a Spanish version of ratatouille
- Prep Time20 min
- Cook Time30 min
- Total Time50 min
Traditional Spanish Pisto Ingredients :
- 3 small zucchini diced
- 2 medium red bell peppers diced
- 2 medium green bell peppers diced
- 4 medium onions diced
- 3 small purple eggplants peeled and diced
- 2 pounds of ripe tomatoes the better your tomatoes, the better your pisto!, peeled and diced
- 5 cloves of garlic diced
- A pinch of thyme rosemary and (optionally) fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon of cumin
- 1 teaspoon of refined sugar substitute honey or brown sugar for a more natural take
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A couple of dried cayenne peppers– optional and not traditional!
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Optional: Fried eggs
- Optional: Manchego cheese or any cured raw sheep’s milk cheese
How To Make Traditional Spanish Pisto
Peels and dice the vegetables as indicated, and layer the eggplant on paper towels then sprinkle with kosher salt. Let them sit at least 10 minutes.
Put two different frying pans on a medium heat and add a splash of olive oil to each.
Add the diced onions to one of the pans, with a pinch of salt. Sauté over a medium-low heat until they start to turn transparent, then cover the pan and allow them to poach (you don’t want them to brown). Once fully cooked, reserve in a large bowl.
In the meantime, add the peppers to the other pan and sauté over a medium high heat until starting to brown. Lower to medium and cover for about 10 minutes. Once cooked through reserve along with the onions
Rinse the salt off of the eggplant in a mesh strainer.
Follow the same steps as the peppers to cook the zucchini and eggplant (in separate pans). You want to start cooking them on medium high, and once starting to brown lower the heat and cover until tender (stirring a few times so they don’t stick). Then reserve along with the other vegetables, mixing to make all the flavors combine.
Add all of the spices to the bowl of vegetables and mix well.
Next, add a bit more oil to one of the pans if necessary, and add the diced garlic (and the dried cayenne peppers if using). Sauté over medium heat until starting to fry. Then add the peeled and diced tomato to the pan. Cook over a medium low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until you have tomato sauce. Add the sugar, and adjust for salt.
Now, in a large frying pan, mix the previously cooked veggies with the tomato sauce.
Mix everything well, and cook for 10 minutes over a medium heat. Adjust for salt and spices, and enjoy!
