Basque piperade
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Basque piperade
- Prep time:
- 20 mins
- Cook time:
- 50 mins
- Serves:
- 6
Tessa Le Bars's tasty recipe for a classic Basque version of scrambled eggs makes a great breakfast or brunch dish.
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Ingredients
Main:
- 6 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 large Onions, finely sliced
- 10 green peppers, finely sliced across
- 6 large ripe Tomatoes, skinned
- 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 1 Bay leaves
- 3-4 sprig Thyme
- pinch of Sugar
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- 4 Eggs, beaten
- 4 slices slices Bayonne ham, or 4 rashers of bacon, to garnish
Method
1. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-based, non-stick saucepan. Add the onions and cook gently, stirring often, for 10 minutes.2. Add the chopped green peppers to the onion, mixing well. Cover the pan and cook gently, stirring now and then, for 10 minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes, garlic, bay and thyme. Season with sugar, Cayenne pepper, salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover the pan and cook gently, stirring now and then, for 25 minutes.
4. Mix the beaten egg into the pepper mixture. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring often.
5. Serve the piperade at once garnished with Bayonne ham.
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