Eggs In Hell

14 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 (20 ounce) can tomatoes, with their juice, broken up a bit
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram or 1 teaspoon fresh marjoram
  • 1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 4 -6 large eggs
  • toasted English muffins or waffle
  • grated parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Saute the onion, pepper and garlic in the olive oil in a large, deep skillet.
  2. 2
    When they are softened, stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs and honey.
  3. 3
    Simmer for about 10 minutes, then make indentations in the sauce (as much as possible) with a spoon, and break an egg into each indentation.
  4. 4
    Spoon the sauce around and over the eggs, put a lid on the sauce and simmer gently until the eggs are poached.
  5. 5
    Lift each egg out onto the toast/muffin/waffle, then spoon the sauce over top.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle each with grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
  7. 7
    MEXICAN STYLE: To change this dish to a more Mexican flavor, saute 2 tsp cumin seed with the onions and bell pepper.
  8. 8
    Cut the basil and marjoram by half, add a pinch of chili powder and a dash of Tabasco sauce.
  9. 9
    Before the eggs are finished poaching, sprinkle them with grated cheddar cheese.
  10. 10
    Serve them with tortillas and your favorite Mexican toppings: diced avocado, sour cream, chopped onion, etc.

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