Seasoned Advice Asked by piquet on June 20, 2021
I just made a batch of ratatouille using green bell peppers. There is a bitter metallic taste. Is there anything I can do to salvage this batch?
This is what I did. Olive oil was used throughout.
Peeled eggplant, sliced in chunks, salted, rinsed
Cut slender young zucchini in same size chunks; Did not salt
Cut an onion and green pepper in chunks
Defrosted frozen Roma tomatoes from last year’s garden. Rough chopped
Sauteed eggplant , added to casserole dish
Sauteed zucchini with an garlic clove, added to casserole
Sauteed green peppers, onion
Added last year’s frozen Roma tomatoes to the onion/pepper mix, reduced and added to casserole
(I tasted the tomatoes after they defrosted; no issues there)
Added some Herbs d’Provence, covered casserole and baked.
It is bitter and metallic.
What happened ?
Can it be rescued?
How to avoid this next time?
(I really like fresh made ratatouille in the summer)
Thank you
What you're tasting is likely the eggplant -- eggplants with more seeds can have a distinct metallic taste, and can definitely ruin a dish. There's probably nothing that can be done for this batch, but for next time:
Look at the bottom of the eggplant when you're picking it out -- if it has a small round indentation, then it's a "male" eggplant and will have less seeds; if it's a larger horizontal indentation, then it's a "female", and will have a higher seed content (and ruin your Ratatouille). Once you look at a couple, you'll see the difference -- they're distinctly different and easy to pick out once you know what you're looking for. Google "male vs female eggplants" and you'll find plenty of pictures of this.
One note: the "male/female" nomenclature isn't exactly correct: What they call a "male" is an eggplant that was less pollenated and therefore generated less seeds, though the eggplants don't technically have any gender -- but, this is the common terminology used to describe the difference.
Answered by Jeremy Nikolai on June 20, 2021
I just saved mine, just ad about a teaspoon of sugar, some basil tomato pasta sauce and spices like basil or Italian seasoning.Boil for a few minutes and cover. Let it rest for a few minutes.The bitterness will be gone
Answered by Nilda Abbott on June 20, 2021
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