Our chicken ladies are laying a steady four to five eggs a day now so I'm desperately seeking new ways to serve eggs.
Since I had some leftover sauce from the Rigatoni in my last post, I decided to try a recipe that intrigued me as soon as I saw it in the cookbook Osteria by Chicago chef Rick Tramonto. I own an inordinate number of Italian cookbooks but I bought this one because I wanted to eat every single recipe. Not kidding.
Tramanto is the executive chef and partner at the award winning Tru restaurant in Chicago and he also owned Osteria di Tramonto, which sadly is now closed. The recipes in this cookbook come from the osteria and the dishes he loves to make at home.
He describes an osteria as "a tavern or humble restaurant where food is designed to accompany wine." Who wouldn't love that? He goes on to say that osteria cooking is all about using fresh local ingredients of exceptional quality and taking your time when you cook. Yep, that's my kind of cooking.
Eggs in Hell (or uova all'inferno) are basically eggs poached in a spicy pomodoro sauce and then sprinkled with fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
I made these for brunch for my teenage daughter and myself and we both really loved them.
The Recipe
Eggs in Hell
(adapted from Osteria by Rick Tramonto)
serves 2
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or more or less depending on your taste)
2 cups leftover pomodoro sauce
4 large eggs
1/4 cup fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
In a large saute pan, heat the olive oil and red pepper until flakes begin to warm through and their aroma blooms. Pour the pomodoro sauce into the pan and stir to create a diavolo sauce.
Heat the sauce over medium high heat until hot and bubbly. Crack the eggs and slide them into the sauce. Cover and simmer on low heat for 7 to 10 minutes or until egg whites are firm and opaque and the yolks are still warm and runny.
Using a large spoon, carefully scoop two eggs and half the sauce into two serving bowls. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.
22 comments:
This looks absolutely stunning and delicious. I love runny eggs!
I love this. I would never have thought to serve eggs this way. Colorful and delicious!
I love the simplicity of the dish. You know me...I love my basic, simple and fresh foods. I have left over puttanesca sauce that I made last night. I can see Eggs In Hell on my lunch menu for today.
This is a great (and different) way to cook eggs!
this is one good looking dish!
Now that looks like a way to start the day off right!
These may be eggs in hell, but I'd certainly be in heaven enjoying this dish!
I am going to the bookstore to look for that book!
Yum! I'm hooked on farmers' market eggs and I love finding new ways to cook them.
But shouldn't that be "uova," not "nova"?
I will gladly take some eggs from you! I will drive out there.
Yes, these look so good--everything you make is amazing. Do you think spring is coming? No, right?
Good call, Mim! I just went back to the cookbook to check and it's written in fancy script that I misread! Thanks for pointing it out so I can make a correction.
We love breakfast around our home!:) this looks really good:) Come by check us out we're new;)
I am sitting here at my desk at work, wishing I had a plate of this now!!!!
Sans the runny eggs - I love everything about this, but to date haven't had the courage to try it.
Thanks for posting it!
Yum - that looks so yummy! I am putting this book on my wishlist.
An excellent egg dish, really delicious in the spicy pomodoro sauce!
Are you kidding me? I just ate dinner, I'm totally full, and yet I am craving these eggs like nobody's business. They look so, SO good. :)
Maybe you could make some of your eggs into desserts? Macarons, meringue cookies, lemon curd, zabaglione come to mind...
Gorgeous eggs! I have been coveting that cookbook but won't let myself buy it! ;-)
How delicious! I would of never thought to cook them like this. The cookbook sounds excellent - I'm off to check it out on Amazon!
They look gorgeous! I envy you the fresh eggs, but I think I might have to try this with regular shop-bought eggs.
Another winner! The eggs look spectacular. What a wonderful, hearty and inventive dish for brunch. Plus, you're so lucky to have the freshest of eggs. Color me jealous ... and invite me to brunch next time! :)
I made this for my dinner tonight. My dad looked at my plate and whined, "How come I don't get any?" Soooo good and easy!!
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