# Branzino with Ratatouille

A delicious dish featuring pan-seared branzino served atop a colorful and flavorful ratatouille.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Olive oil
- 1 Shallots, diced
- Garlic, grated
- Chili paste
- 1 Red bell pepper, diced
- 1 Yellow bell pepper, diced
- Salt
- Thyme sprigs
- 1 Eggplant, diced
- 1 Zucchini, diced
- White wine
- Tomato sauce
- Parsley, chopped
- 1 Branzino fillet
- Arugula

## Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
2. Dice the shallots.
3. Add diced shallots to the pan.
4. Sauté the shallots until softened.
5. Grate garlic into the pan.
6. Add chili paste to the pan.
7. Stir to combine the ingredients.
8. Slice and dice the red and yellow bell peppers.
9. Add the diced bell peppers to the pan.
10. Add thyme sprigs and salt to the pan.
11. Stir and cook the vegetables.
12. Remove the thyme sprigs from the pan.
13. Slice and dice the eggplant.
14. Add the diced eggplant to the pan.
15. Stir the eggplant into the mixture.
16. Slice and dice the zucchini.
17. Add the diced zucchini to the pan.
18. Stir the zucchini into the mixture and cook.
19. Pour white wine into the pan.
20. Stir and allow the wine to reduce slightly.
21. Add tomato sauce to the pan.
22. Stir until well combined and cook the ratatouille.
23. Remove the thyme sprigs from the ratatouille.
24. Add chopped parsley to the ratatouille.
25. Season the ratatouille with salt.
26. Stir the parsley and salt into the ratatouille.
27. Season the branzino fillet with salt.
28. Place the branzino fillet skin-side down in a hot pan with olive oil.
29. Baste the fish with the pan juices.
30. Spoon a portion of ratatouille onto a plate.
31. Place the cooked branzino fillet on top of the ratatouille.
32. Garnish with fresh arugula.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Spatula
- Grater
- Small bowl
- Baking sheet
- Spoon
- Plate
- Fork

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kPFBpU/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e78a2c5a-998d-423c-8bb7-9fd7757de6fe
- Extracted: 2025-08-01

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