Eggs in Purgatory
Serves
3
Total Time
15mins
Calories
374
When it comes to a hearty, fast and easy Italian style breakfast, it does not get much better than eggs in purgatory. It’s called that because the eggs are gently poached in a fiery tomato sauce.
- Onion70 gfinely chopped
- Garlic clove12 gminced
- Parmesan cheese40 ggrated
- Sea salt1 pinch
- Smoked paprika½ teaspoon
- Red pepper flakes2 pinches
- Olive oil2 tablespoons
- Canned tomatoes795 gdiced
- Egg6
- Parmesan cheeseas neededgrated
- Fresh basil leaves8 gcoarsely chopped
Ingredients
- 1. Add onion and garlic clove to a clean small bowl then set aside
- 2. Add parmesan cheese, sea salt, smoked paprika and red pepper flakes to a clean small bowl then set aside
- 3. Heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat
- 4. Add the onion and garlic and let them get soft and fragrant for a minute
- 5. Then add the diced tomatoes, crushed red pepper, smoked paprika, salt and parmesan
- 6. Stir it all together and let it gently simmer for 5 minutes
- 7. Gently slide each egg on top of the purgatory mixture, with 5 around the edge and one in the middle
- 8. Cover the skillet with its lid and let the eggs poach for 2-3 minute
- 9. Sprinkle additional parmesan on top along with the chopped basil
- 10. Serve immediately
Method
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