Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes


Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Melting courgettes with tomatoes and onions into which the eggs are slid carefully, without breaking the yolk, and cooked gently.

The secret of success in this recipe is to combine the tomatoes and courgettes when they are really soft, and cook the egg white, leaving the yolk still runny.
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Last modified on: September 27th 2015

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14 min.38 min.52 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Peel and chop 1 garlic clove.

Set aside

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Prepare 500 g courgette and slice thinly.

Stage 3 - 10 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat.

When hot, add the courgette rounds, salt and pepper, and mix well.

Cook until the couregettes are soft and melting, then set aside.

Stage 4 - 4 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Remove the stalk and core from the top of 800 g tomato. Cut in half lengthways and scatter fine salt over.

Stage 5 - 12 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Using the same pan as before, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil.

When really hot, add the tomatoes and cook on both sides...

Stage 6
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
...until they begin to reduce. At this point you can remove and discard the skins.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Still using the same pan on medium heat, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil.

When really hot, add the chopped onions and garlic, salt and pepper, and mix well.

Cook for 2 or 3 minutes while stirring.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Tip the tomatoes and courgettes back into the pan, mix well, salt and pepper again, then checking the seasoning.

Stage 9 - 8 min.
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Make "holes" in the mixture to match the number of eggs you have and break an egg carefully into each one.

Turn down the heat and leave to cook until the egg whites are set.

Meanwhile, heat the plates.

Stage 10
Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Lightly salt and pepper the top of each egg. Serve one egg per person, surrounded by its "nest" of vegetables.
Remarks
Feel free to modify the proportions of vegetables, quantities are given for guidance only.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,867 Kcal or 7,817 Kj35 gr47 gr171 gr
93 %14 %4 %26 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
105 Kcal or 440 Kj2 gr3 gr10 gr
5 %1 %<1 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
467 Kcal or 1,955 Kj9 gr12 gr43 gr
23 %3 %1 %6 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 6.06 €
  • Per person : 1.52 €

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