VEGETABLE STEW (GIAMBOTTA)

Vegetable Stew (Giambotta) image

Provided by MARIA MAC

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 bay leaf
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 onions, sliced
2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 eggplant, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
salt and pepper
1 (28 ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup vegetable stock
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaf (10 to 12 leaves)

Steps:

Heat a medium soup pot over medium heat.
Add extra-virgin olive oil, bay, chopped garlic and onions and let them sweat out while you prepare the rest of the veggies.
Work next to the stove and drop as you chop, in order of longest cooking time: potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, and bell pepper.
Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Uncover and add tomatoes and stock and cook 5 minutes more, to heat through.
Turn heat off and stir in basil.