Eggs in Tomato Sauce

8 ingredients
15 steps

Ingredients

  • Four 1-inch-thick slices of country bread
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 small garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • Pinch of crushed red pepper
  • One 14-ounce can whole tomatoes with their juices, crushed
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons chopped oregano

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the broiler.
  2. 2
    Brush the bread on both sides with olive oil, arrange on the baking sheet and broil for about 3 minutes, turning once, until golden and toasted.
  3. 3
    Place the toasts in 4 shallow bowls.
  4. 4
    Arrange 5 small bowls on a counter.
  5. 5
    Crack the eggs: Reserve 2 of the whites in one of the bowls and one yolk in each of the other 4 bowls.
  6. 6
    Refrigerate the remaining 2 egg whites for another use.
  7. 7
    In a medium nonstick skillet, heat the 1/4 cup of olive oil with the garlic and crushed red pepper.
  8. 8
    Cook over moderate heat until the garlic is golden, about 30 seconds.
  9. 9
    Add the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat until the sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
  10. 10
    Beat the egg whites with a fork and gently fold them into the tomato sauce.
  11. 11
    Cook over moderately high heat just until the whites are set, about 1 minute.
  12. 12
    Using the back of a spoon, make 4 indentations in the sauce.
  13. 13
    Slide a yolk into each indentation and cover the skillet.
  14. 14
    Cook over very low heat just until the yolks are warmed but not set, about 1 1/2 minutes.
  15. 15
    Spoon the sauce and yolks over the toasts, garnish with the oregano and serve right away.

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