Baked Eggs, with Sausage, Tomatoes and Mint
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: The Washington Post- Bonnie S. Benwick
Serves 4 peopleCategories: Eggs- Cheese
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 5 oz. uncooked spicy link sausage
- 1 navel orange
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 (28 oz.) canned crushed tomatoes, with their juices
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 4 eggs
- 2 oz. crumbles feta cheese
- 1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves
Directions
- Line a plate with a few layers of paper towels.
- Mince the garlic.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Discard the casings from the sausage; pinch off bit-size pieces, letting them fall into the skillet a you work. Cook for about 8 minutes, until browned. use a slotted spoon to transfer them to the paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Meanwhile, finely grate the zest of the orange (about 1 tablespoon).
- Reduce the heat to low; stir in the garlic and cook for a minute of two, until fragrant, then add the crushed red pepper flakes, orange zest and tomato paste, stirring for a minute.
- Add the tomatoes and their juices to the skillet, then the drained sausage pieces. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring a few times, to form a slightly thickened sauce. Season lightly with salt and pepper. If the mixture seems too thick, squeeze in the juice from half of the orange.
- Use a spoon to make 4 shallow wells in the skillet mixture. Carefully crack each egg on the counter and open one into each well. Scatter the feta around the eggs, if using. Cover and cook 5 to 8 minutes or until the whites of the eggs are just set.
- While the eggs are cooking coarsely chop the mint.
- Uncover the skillet and remove it from the heat. Scatter the mint over the eggs and sauce. Serve hot, in the skillet.