Poached Eggs With Tomato Cilantro Sauce

Serves: 6

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

59

Spice

39

Sweetness

63

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Water

8 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Fill a deep 12-inch skillet with 1 1/2 inches cold water

3

Add vinegar and bring to a simmer

4

Meanwhile, purée tomatoes, garlic, chile, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and 1 cup water in a blender until smooth, then pour through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids

5

Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then carefully pour in tomato sauce (it will splatter)

6

Stir in cilantro and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes

7

Stir in salt and sugar to taste, then reduce heat to low

8

While sauce simmers, put baguette slices in a shallow baking pan and brush with remaining tablespoon oil and season lightly with salt and pepper

9

Bake until just crisp on top, about 10 minutes

10

Keep toasts warm in turned-off oven

11

Meanwhile, break eggs, 2 at a time, into a cup, then slide eggs into simmering water, spacing them in skillet, and poach at a bare simmer until whites are firm but yolks are still runny, 4 to 5 minutes

12

Gently transfer eggs with a slotted spoon to soup bowls and season with salt

13

Spoon sauce generously over eggs and sprinkle with cilantro

14

Serve with toasts

15

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

16

Fill a deep 12-inch skillet with 1 1/2 inches cold water

17

Add vinegar and bring to a simmer

18

Meanwhile, purée tomatoes, garlic, chile, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and 1 cup water in a blender until smooth, then pour through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids

19

Heat 1/4 cup oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then carefully pour in tomato sauce (it will splatter)

20

Stir in cilantro and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes

21

Stir in salt and sugar to taste, then reduce heat to low

22

While sauce simmers, put baguette slices in a shallow baking pan and brush with remaining tablespoon oil and season lightly with salt and pepper

23

Bake until just crisp on top, about 10 minutes

24

Keep toasts warm in turned-off oven

25

Meanwhile, break eggs, 2 at a time, into a cup, then slide eggs into simmering water, spacing them in skillet, and poach at a bare simmer until whites are firm but yolks are still runny, 4 to 5 minutes

26

Gently transfer eggs with a slotted spoon to soup bowls and season with salt

27

Spoon sauce generously over eggs and sprinkle with cilantro

28

Serve with toasts