Nigella's Tomato Eggs
Recipe: #41422
August 13, 2023
Categories: Breakfast, Eggs, Italian, Fresh Tomatoes, Herbs, Breakfast Sandwiches more
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (738.5 g)
- Calories 1129.2
- Total Fat - 82.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 27.2 g
- Cholesterol - 1846.4 mg
- Sodium - 1090.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 24 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 8.5 g
- Protein - 70.7 g
- Calcium - 453.9 mg
- Iron - 9.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 24.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat.
Step 2
Chop the tomatoes roughly, then add them to the pan.
Step 3
Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 4
Stir in the tomato paste, salt and pepper.
Step 5
Cook, taking care not to burn the tomato paste.
Step 6
By which time the tomato skins should be loosening and their juices mingling with the oil.
Step 7
Pick out skins if they bother you.
Step 8
Crack in the eggs into tomato sauce and stir as though you were scrambling them, 3 minutes. Remove from the heat
Step 9
Grate or crumble half the cheese over the mixture in the pan covered.
Step 10
Let this sit while you toast the bread.
Step 11
Toast bread and butter it.
Step 12
Place a slice of toast on each plate.
Step 13
Spoon half the eggs onto each one, then grate or crumble the remaining cheese over top.
Step 14
Tear and scatter the fresh basil and chives on top.
Tips
No special items needed.