Fried Eggs and Tomatoes on Toast
Just about my second favourite breakfast this side of
Eggs Benedict
Strange really - it doesn't get simpler than this, but there's something awesome about the combination of flavours
that really pushes my buttons when I get it just right.
By Karl
Fried Eggs and Tomatoes on Toast
breakfast
Fried Eggs, tinned tomatoes, bacon and toast
Serves One
- 2 eggs
- 2 thick slices of toast
- ½ tin chopped tomatoes
- 3 rashers unsmoked bacon
- squeeze of tomato purée
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- butter
- olive oil
- salt
Chop the bacon quite small and sweat it in a little olive oil in a heavy saucepan until it is cooked but not crispy.
Add the tin of chopped tomatoes and leave them to cook down. I like them when they've reduced slightly.
Toast the bread. Use white or wholewheat depending on your mood, but make sure it's good quality and the slices are thick.
Butter the slices generously and place them on a plate.
Fry the eggs over easy (as our American cousins say) in hot olive oil so that the edges crisp nicely,
but the yolks are absolutely runny.
Ladle tomatoes onto the toast, then put the eggs on top, season with a generous amount of sea salt and tuck in.