Ovos à moda mexicana

Ingredientes

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 6 rashers of bacon (diced)
• 1 clove of garlic (crushed)
• 2 spring onions finely chopped
• 1 chilli (finely sliced)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 tin Mexican-style tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
• 1 tablespoon basil pesto
• A handful of chopped coriander
• 4 to 8 eggs (1 to 2 per person)
• A handful of grated mozzarella cheese

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   1 onion finely chopped and fry in olive oil for 3 min

2. 2

   I stripped off 6 rashers of bacon and cut them into cubes. Add that to the onions and 1 clove of smashed garlic and cook for 3 min

3. 3

   Now add 2 chopped spring onions and 1 finely sliced chilli fry for another 2 min

4. 4

   The pan will start to brown now add 1 heaped Tbls tomato paste stir into pan

5. 5

   Add 1 tin chopped tomatoes

6. 6

   Add 1 tin Mexican style tomatoes

7. 7

   Add 1/2 tin water

8. 8

   Add 1 Tbls mixed herbs

9. 9

   Add 1 Tbls pesto

10. 10

    Now simmer for 30 min or until sauce becomes thick and liquid has evaporated

11. 11

    Turn oven on to 180°C

12. 12

    After 30 min stir in small handful of chopped coriander

13. 13

    Crack egg into bowl use spatula to create a hole in the sauce, drop egg into hole. You can drop 2 eggs into each hole and feed more people.

14. 14

    1 egg per person or 2 eggs per person. Serves 4 comfortably. Double the recipe for 8-10 people in that case I make a double batch of sauce and then transfer the sauce to a big casserole dish.

15. 15

    Grate handful of mozzarella cheese

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    Sprinkle cheese over eggs and sauce. Place a dollup of pesto on each egg yolk so you know where to find the eggs when the cheese melts and hides the eggs

17. 17

    Place in oven for 7 min

18. 18

    Turn grill on to brown the Cheeses

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    Serve and enjoy. Expect people to go back for seconds