Portuguese-Style Poached Eggs
Comments: Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 50 minutes
Sodium : 150 mg per serving
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 7 ounces [200 g] zucchinis
  • 17 1/2 ounces [500 g] tomatoes
  • 3 1/2 ounces [100 g] any color sweet pepper
  • 7 ounces [200 g] onion
  • 5 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 teaspoons [20 g] butter
  • 8 eggs
  • Vinegared boiling water
  • Herbes de Provence, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Rinse zucchinis, tomatoes and sweet pepper.
  • Thinly slice zucchinis.
  • Remove membranes, seed then cut sweet pepper into fine strips.
  • Peel then finely mince onion.
  • Cut each tomato into 4 segments.
  • Brown minced onion into a casserole; add zucchini slices, sweet pepper strips, crushed garlic and tomato segments.
  • Sprinkle vegetables to taste with Herbes de Provence and pepper.
  • Cover casserole; birn mixture to a boil and simmer slowly for 50 minutes.
  • Towards the end of cooking time, poach eggs into boiling vinegared water for 5 minutes; drain eggs onto paper toweling.
  • Pour all vegetable pieces, with cooking juices, into a serving bowl.
  • Delicately lay well-drained poached eggs over vegetables; serve immediately.