SPICY EGGS IN PURGATORY - ITALIAN DISH UOVA PICCANTE IN PURGATORIO
Spicy Eggs in Purgatory is a peppery Italian dish also called Uova in Purgatorio. The eggs poach in a rich seasoned tomato sauce that is laced with Parmesan Cheese. It's a perfect dish for brunch or a light lunch or dinner. It's quick and easy to prepare.
Provided by Marisa Franca @ All Our Way Adapted from Saveur
Categories Breakfast brunch light dinner light lunch
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pour the olive oil into a heavy duty skillet and warm over medium heat. Add the pepper flakes, garlic, and onion. Stir for 2 -3 minutes being careful not to let the garlic brown. Add the tomatoes and stir in the Tuscan seasoning and salt.
- Let the tomatoes with sauce come to a simmer. It has to be hot enough to poach the eggs.
- Crack the eggs and let them slide into the juice. Sprinkle some Parmesan over the eggs, leaving some of the yolk still exposed. Partially cover with lid. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. The white should be set and the yolk still runny. It goes fast so keep an eye on it.
- Remove from the heat, sprinkle with basil leaves, green onions or both. Serve with a little more Parmesan and some bread to dunk in.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 14 g, Fat 23 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 327 mg, Sodium 987 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 10 g, ServingSize 1 serving
EGGS IN PURGATORY
It's unclear whether "purgatory" refers to the bubbling red tomato sauce used to poach the eggs in this easy skillet meal or the fire of the red-pepper flakes that the sauce is spiked with. In either case, this speedy Southern Italian dish, whipped up from pantry staples, makes for a heavenly brunch, lunch or light supper. Note that the anchovies are not traditional, but they add a subtle fishy richness to the tomatoes. However, feel free to leave them out.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories breakfast, brunch, dinner, lunch, weeknight, one pot, main course
Time 30m
Yield 3 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet with a lid, heat oil over medium heat. Add the sliced garlic, anchovies and red-pepper flakes and cook just until the garlic turns golden brown at the edges, about 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, salt, pepper and basil sprig, and turn the heat to medium-low.
- Simmer, squashing tomato pieces with a wooden spoon or a potato masher, until the tomatoes break down and thicken into a sauce, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in Parmesan, butter, salt and red-pepper flakes to taste.
- Using the back of a spoon, make 6 divots into the tomato sauce, then crack an egg into each divot. Cover the pan and let cook until the eggs are set to taste, about 2 to 3 minutes for runny yolks. (If the pan is not covered, the eggs won't cook through, so don't skip that step.)
- While the eggs are cooking, toast bread in a toaster or under the broiler. Rub warm toast with the cut garlic clove, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with salt.
- To serve, sprinkle eggs with more Parmesan and chopped herbs, then spoon onto plates or into shallow bowls. Serve with garlic toast and pass pepper flakes at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 241, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 501 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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