Eggs in Purgatory

ruthio77
ruthio77 Posts: 52 Member
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Saw this on Nigellissima last night. Looks so amazing i'm gonna have it for my tea tonight!

In a small frying pan, gently sweat one garlic clove and some finely chopped red chilli in olive oil until soft.

Add one tin of chopped plum tomatoes.

Once the tomatoes are bubbling away, crack one egg into the centre.

Grate a small amount of parmasan on top, to taste.

Put a lid on, cook until egg is poached to your liking, serve with chunky wholemeal bread.

All for 300 or so calories, depending on how much bread you go for!

Yum yum yum!

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  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    I saw this too. I am actually in love with Nigella and want to be her slightly submissive, shy wife.

    In other news, this recipe - whilst sounding somewhat odd - actually looked delish. Going to give it a go myself :)
  • ruthio77
    ruthio77 Posts: 52 Member
    I saw this too. I am actually in love with Nigella and want to be her slightly submissive, shy wife.

    In other news, this recipe - whilst sounding somewhat odd - actually looked delish. Going to give it a go myself :)
    Lol me too! She is just too wonderful, i would quite happily live quietly in the corner of her kitchen basement, watching adoringly and eating all the leftovers!
  • Nickiii_123
    Nickiii_123 Posts: 134 Member
    Yum! Bump for later
  • chooriyah
    chooriyah Posts: 469 Member
    I do this for brunch sometimes but with leftover vegetarian chilli - put it all in a pan and make little holes to drop the eggs into, then serve over toast. I think it's something similar to Huevos Rancheros? Simply delicious.
  • nichojanes
    nichojanes Posts: 76 Member
    Started watching that but there is something about her that really winds me up. 10 minutes was all I could manage.
  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    Scrap that. It was going to be poached eggs on toast for tea tonight but I'm making this instead!
  • eeebee
    eeebee Posts: 471 Member
    Started watching that but there is something about her that really winds me up. 10 minutes was all I could manage.

    A tiny bit too hammy perhaps?
  • eeebee
    eeebee Posts: 471 Member
    By the way, thank you for sharing the recipe.

    I would probably make it with fresh sliced tomatoes instead of tinned and towards the end of cooking, throw in some flaked smoked fish (mackerel or haddock) and a couple of chopped spring onions for a bit of crunch.

    One of my favourite weekend breakfasts.
  • cally69
    cally69 Posts: 182 Member
    Bump to try. If Nigella thinks it's tasty then it's worth a try.
  • tarahorwood
    tarahorwood Posts: 1
    it looked amazing as did Nigella
  • Nix143
    Nix143 Posts: 522 Member
    Did you see the meatza? I liked the idea of it - but then it looked a little dry when she was serving it up to the kiddies

    But still..........meatza *drooling*

    By the way Nigella does look amazing, doesn't she? There's no way she eats the stuff she cooks, well not anymore at least .......
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Ah, the Domestic Goddess is back to get us all out of those everyday
    culinary pickles, with her cunning combinations of ingredients.......



    Sauce for pasta? Why not use
    Those little salty fishes
    Add sultanas and some capers
    Your guests will say “Delicious!”

    Need a pudding in a flash?
    Why, frozen fruits employ!
    Cover them in limoncello
    And watch your guests enjoy

    Forgotten how to mash potato?
    Just serve some semolina!
    If they’ve drunk enough prosecco
    Your guests could not be keener

    A little after dinner treat?
    Then liquorice saves the day
    Dissolve in cream, then swan about
    In a satin negligee



    Hmmmmmmm. I’ve yet to be tempted to try any of these Nigellissimmaa
    concoctions. She's not a proper cook - have you seen her try to chop an onion?

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