Paul's Uova In Purgatorio Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

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Recipe: Uova In Purgatorio
How long does it take? 15 minutes
Category: Vegetarian
Name: Paul
Why is it a favorite meal? Quick, rustic, and full of flavor.

Uova In Purgatorio

Ingredients:

5 Large Eggs
1/2 can of Whole Plum Tomatoes (San Marzano are best)
3 Large Cloves of Garlic
1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Cup Torn Basil
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt/Pepper

Place 1/2 cup of Plum Tomatoes, with some of the tomato juice, in a bowl and crush with your hand until the tomatoes are broken but not completely smashed.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over mid-high heat. Slice Garlic as thin as possible and add to the hot oil, season with salt and red pepper flakes. When garlic is light brown, a little darker than usual, add the crushed tomatoes, season with salt and pepper.

Cook tomato sauce until you can pull a spoon across the pan and the sauce stays separated.

Make 5 holes in the sauce and crack an egg into each hole. Cover and turn the heat down to medium. When eggs are firm but yolks are still runny add the basil and plate. Drizzle with a little olive oil and you're ready to eat, Buonappetito! This dish is best served with toasted semolina or other crunchy bread.

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the voting doesn't work... Looks delicious!

posted by Eve in Hochelaga on September 21st 2009 at 3:01pm
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Try again! It should be working now.

posted by faith on September 21st 2009 at 3:07pm
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Love this!

posted by Laurs87 on September 21st 2009 at 3:40pm
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I make a dish similar to this at least once a week!

posted by morgandhi on September 21st 2009 at 3:42pm
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Mmmm, I love eggs in purgatory. I've got a recipe from Giada de Laurentiis that I use frequently. It calls for making pancakes out of leftover mashed potato and serving the sauce and eggs atop the pancakes. A regional variation or just a Giada twist on the recipe?

posted by UdonNoodles on September 21st 2009 at 3:46pm
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Looks fabulous! And super-easy!

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posted by eprewitt on September 21st 2009 at 3:50pm
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Great idea that I've never heard of! I will definitely be making some variation of this in the near future.

posted by lotusmoss on September 21st 2009 at 3:55pm
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I make this dish with smoked paprika.

Mmmm mmmm.

posted by lillies on September 21st 2009 at 4:08pm
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Voting doesn't work for me. It hasn't worked for me except once during this contest.

posted by adiaphane on September 21st 2009 at 4:23pm
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Looks amazing. I don't have canned plum tomatoes, but I do have fresh ones - would those work just as well, mixed with a bit of canned tomato sauce?

posted by birdablaze on September 21st 2009 at 5:49pm
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Mmm!

posted by cmcinnyc on September 21st 2009 at 6:35pm
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Made this last night, as seeing those pics brought back memories of my childhood, and it was perfect! Excellent comfort food.

posted by davidTO on September 22nd 2009 at 8:30am
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Using fresh tomatoes would work just fine, just be sure to cook them down until they are soft before adding the eggs.

posted by ptuorto on September 22nd 2009 at 8:44am
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Looks delicious - when's dinner?

posted by bhollowaync on September 22nd 2009 at 8:52am
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looks delicious paul!! I'm going to cook it for my roommates :)

posted by lcala on September 22nd 2009 at 10:03am
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looks fantastic!..great presentation as always!

posted by cbholloway3 on September 22nd 2009 at 10:23am
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I make tomato sauce or soup at least once a week in the cold months and this is always what i do with the leftovers. I usually serve it over toasted stale bread. It's one of my favorite things. I've also had something similar in restaurants where they bake the eggs in tomato sauce in ramekins. soooo good.

posted by shlowzi on September 22nd 2009 at 11:48am
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oh, my, gosh...this looks DIVINE.

posted by hobsy on September 22nd 2009 at 12:36pm
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whoa!!! i'm getting hungry just looking at this!!!!

posted by gowestllc on September 22nd 2009 at 12:42pm
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fabulous!

posted by stephanieanne22 on September 22nd 2009 at 2:30pm
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Looks yummy! I'll have to try it!

posted by mlcalabretta on September 22nd 2009 at 2:50pm
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Definitely going in my recipe book!

posted by GreatFriend on September 22nd 2009 at 3:06pm
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This is called ShakShouka. It is a traditional Israeli dish.

posted by MsMaris on September 22nd 2009 at 3:57pm
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This looks delicious and sounds easy...
you have my vote...

posted by metrogirl on September 22nd 2009 at 4:26pm
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Looks Great :)

posted by nicolealexis114 on September 22nd 2009 at 7:02pm
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I'll definetly have to try this-looks like something I would enjoy-It looks delicious!!

posted by Kathyfoofaa on September 22nd 2009 at 7:14pm
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Looks great - coming from a vegetarian

posted by michaelferody on September 22nd 2009 at 11:32pm
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La vostra ricetta sembra squisita!

posted by btuorto on September 23rd 2009 at 12:31pm
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Paul, this looks scrumptious! I LOVE eggs and found out last year I have a mild allergy to them. I have to eat them sparingly now :-(...I will def. try this!

posted by piemaker on September 28th 2009 at 12:42pm
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This is soooooo good! I tried it tonight for dinner. I added olives to the tomatoes mixture, and it was delicious. This is definitely my new favorite quick easy meal. Yummmmm!!!!

posted by Gvinton on October 4th 2009 at 9:05pm
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Thanks to everyone for voting and I hope you enjoy the dish as much as I do. Hopefully TheKitchn will continue the contests so I can enter another recipe. Mille Grazie Tutti!

posted by ptuorto on October 5th 2009 at 11:13am
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I tried this recipe yesterday and it was just great! But I add some fish (cod) and some spinash. Mmmm... Lovely! Thanks Paul ;)

posted by Patyy on October 8th 2009 at 7:50am
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i love it...i tried it and the only thing i have to say is to be patient i tried rushing it and it failed bad...but still got a nice egg tomatoe sauce for my breakfast toast

posted by smack_xc on October 26th 2009 at 12:36am
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Can't wait to try this!! Looks easy but tasty...

posted by teapotrose on November 6th 2009 at 10:32am
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