This simple tomato and egg dish from Peter Sanchez-Iglesias is a brilliant, simple lunch or brunch dish. Tomatoes are simmered with plenty of olive oil, paprika, onion, chilli and garlic until thick and rich, before being topped with serrano ham and eggs.
Sweat the onion, chilli and garlic in olive oil with the bouquet garni. Season well with salt and, once soft, add the tomatoes
Cook everything steadily on a medium heat until the juices have reduced to a nice thick sauce, then add the paprikas and cook for a further 15 mins
Remove the bouquet garni, and then blend the sauce until smooth. Adjust the seasoning to taste and then add back to the pan and bring to a simmer
Crack your eggs into the sauce side by side. Drizzle with olive oil and bring to a high simmer
Poach the eggs for 4 minutes and then for a further 1 minute with the pan covered (check that the eggs are cooked but the yolks are still nice and runny)
Finish with the serrano ham, salt and black pepper
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