European Recipes:Spanish Recipes:Flaming Eggs

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       Title: Flaming Eggs
Categories: Spanish, Hot
       Yield: 2 servings

       1 tb Olive oil
     1/2 sm Onion
     1/2 sm Red pepper
     1/2 ts Chopped red chilli
     220 g Crushed tomatoes
       1 tb Tomato paste
       3    Eggs
       1 tb Parsley

   Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes

   1. Preheat the oven to 160C. Heat the oil in a medium pan, add the
   onion
      and cook over a medium heat until soft and lightly golden. Add the
      pepper and chilli and cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Add the
   tomato
      paste and cook , uncovered, over a low heat for 10 minutes,
   stirring
      occasionally.

   2. Transfer the tomato mixture into a shallow, ovenproof dish. Using
   the
      bowl of a soup spoon, press two hollows into the mixture to hold
   the
      eggs (one per number of servings). One-by-one break each egg into
   the
      hollows.

   3. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the whites are set and the yolks
   are
      still soft.

   4. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.