French and Middle Eastern??

Today I made a Vegetable Ratatouille we learned how to make in our French wine and food class a few week's ago.  In addition, my sister brought over some uncooked beef kibbee her father in law made -- yum!

Vegetable Ratatouille

1/3 cup olive oil
2 small eggplants, cut in one inch cubes
1 onion, chopped
1 lb. zucchini, chopped in cubes
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb. fresh tomatoes
salt and pepper
Parsley

Put olive oil in bottom of pan and heat on medium  heat.  Add onion and eggplant.  Stir until eggplant it tender, about 10 minutes.
Add zucchini, garlic and tomatoes and stir.  Cook another 20 minutes or more until soft and stew like.
Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with parsley to serve.
@Loretta Paganini

We served it with some brown rice for additional texture and fiber.
We also had a nice Woodbridge Sauvignon Blanc wine.


What is Raw Kibbe?
A raw beef (only the leanest best cut ground) patty or ball seasoned with allspice and wheat and pine nuts.  It is often served with pita bread, fresh sliced onions, and olive oil.  My sister's father in law makes it and he is of Syrian descent.   We enjoy it immensely!