Ingredients

  • 13 cup olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 4 green peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 2 red peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 4 medium zucchinis, sliced
  • 2 medium eggplants, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 12 ripe tomatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 cup capers
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 6 medium acorn squash

Method

  • Heat the oil over high heat in a large pot and saute the garlic, onion and all the peppers until they are soft, about 15 minutes.
  • Add the zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes, and stir well.
  • Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for an hour and a half.
  • Add the capers, salt and pepper during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
  • Keep hot.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Halve the acorn squash, remove the seeds and place them, cut side down, on a baking sheet.
  • Add one inch of boiling water.
  • Bake for 45 minutes.
  • To serve, spoon some of the ratatouille into the cavity of each half.