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Eggs in Purgatory Recipe
by Frank Fariello

Eggs in Purgatory

This recipe by Cucina e Dintorni teaches you how to make a delicious but simple dish of eggs simmered in a pepper and onion sauce.

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Prep time: Italy Italian
Cook time: Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 / 2 eggs per person
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • a few tablespoons of tomato sauce
  • 1 medium onion
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt to taste
  • Equipment:
  • 1 frying pan + lid

Directions

  1. Wash and de-seed the peppers and cut them into strips. Slice the onion into thin strips. Cut the tomatoes into chunks.
  2. In a frying pan, sauté the onion in the olive oil until translucent.
  3. Add the peppers and tomatoes, along with a small glassful of water. Simmer, covered, for about twenty minutes.
  4. After the twenty minutes are up, season the mixture with salt and check to see if the peppers are tender. If so, gently break the eggs over the pepper and onion mixture, being careful not to break the yolks and making sure that the eggs are separately. Spoon a bit of the sauce over the eggs and finish cooking, covered, until the eggs are perfectly firm.
  5. Serve hot, with toasted slices of bread on the side.