Ranchers Eggs Recipe
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 onions, finely chopped
6 large tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 oz. canned pimientos, chopped
1 green chilli, seeded and finely chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
12 eggs
6 oz. Cheddar cheese, grated
1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
Directions
In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
Add the garlic and onions and fry, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the onions are soft and translucent but not brown.
Add the tomatoes, pimientos, chilli, sugar, salt, pepper and coriander to the pan.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer the mixture, stirring frequently, for 15 to 20 minutes or until it is soft and pulpy.
Preheat the oven to very hot 450°F (Gas Mark 8, 230°C).
Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the mixture to a large ovenproof baking dish.
With the back of a tablespoon make 12 hollows in the mixture.
Place one egg in each hollow.
Sprinkle the cheese over the eggs.
Dot the butter over the cheese and sprinkle on the chilli powder.
Place the dish in the centre of the oven and bake the eggs for 6 to 8 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and the eggs have set.
Remove the dish from the oven.
Add the garlic and onions and fry, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the onions are soft and translucent but not brown.
Add the tomatoes, pimientos, chilli, sugar, salt, pepper and coriander to the pan.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer the mixture, stirring frequently, for 15 to 20 minutes or until it is soft and pulpy.
Preheat the oven to very hot 450°F (Gas Mark 8, 230°C).
Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the mixture to a large ovenproof baking dish.
With the back of a tablespoon make 12 hollows in the mixture.
Place one egg in each hollow.
Sprinkle the cheese over the eggs.
Dot the butter over the cheese and sprinkle on the chilli powder.
Place the dish in the centre of the oven and bake the eggs for 6 to 8 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and the eggs have set.
Remove the dish from the oven.
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