It doesn’t feel much like June today, does it? Incessant rain, murky skies and chill winds abound and I am wrapped in a hoodie, clinging to the radiator and a cup of coffee, vowing to stay indoors. The magic words “bacon jam toast soldiers” were just enough to rouse me from under the covers, and, alongside tomatoey baked eggs, they are just the ticket for a day like this.
Tomatoey baked eggs with bacon jam toast soldiers
Ingredients for two servings:
1tbsp olive oil
1 small clove garlic, crushed
3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp cumin
a few dashes of Tabasco
4 free-range eggs
salt to taste
3 slices sourdough bread
as much of Ed Hick’s bacon jam as your heart desires
What to do:
Preheat your oven to 200C / 180C fan.
Heat the oil in a heavy-based pot and, when good and hot, add the garlic. After half a minute or so add the tomatoes and stir through, then add the cumin, Tabasco and salt to taste. Turn the heat right down and cover the pot. Cook for ten minutes or so until the tomatoes are lovely and soft.
Pop two ramekins onto a baking tray and spoon equal amounts of the tomatoey sauce into each. Crack two eggs into each ramekin, sprinkle a little salt over them, and bake for 10-12 minutes.
While the eggs are baking, toast your bread, slather it in delicious bacon jam, and cut into soldiers. Dip into the baked eggs as soon as they come out of the oven (and feel free to add a sprinkling of fresh parsley if it’s not raining and you can nip out in pyjamas and slippers to pick some from the garden).
June 12th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Did someone say bacon jam toast soldiers? Love it! Your Sunday sounds much like mine – didn’t step outdoors all day and even lit the wood stove for awhile. Dinner for us tonight was Ed’s bacon jam spread on brown bread and topped with a thick hunk of cheddar cheese with some pickles, radishes and apples alongside. Yum!
June 13th, 2011 at 9:14 am
Ooh, I’d say it’s lovely with apple. Something to try with our second jar… and good in all weather!
June 13th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
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June 14th, 2011 at 10:44 am
I am getting so tired of hearing about and not tasting the elusive Bacon Jam. When, oh when will it be my turn!
June 14th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
I do hope it becomes a permanent part of the Hick stable, Amee. If Ed has his way, it will replace ketchup as the condiment of choice!
June 23rd, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Fab fab FAB. I absolutely LOVE baked eggs. I use a very sweet tomato sauce but I’m definitely going to your more spicy one. And I HAVE to get my hands on some of this bacon jam! Still haven’t tasted yet. Crazy!