Eggs Pipérade

Total time: 25 minutes
     The spicy onion, green pepper and tomato is a Basque dish but we ate it often in Andorra, which has more of a Catalan influence.  With the addition of eggs (optional in Basque country) the dish is reminiscent of the Mexican Huevos Rancheros, but without the tortilla.  For breakfast or a light lunch serve with 2 eggs. 

 Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, 145gr, 5.1oz
• 1 rib celery, 50gr, 1.8oz
• 3 cloves garlic, 12gr, .42oz
• 1 small - medium green bell pepper, 160gr, 5.6oz
• 15oz (450gr) whole tomatoes, drained, 425gr, 15oz
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder, 2.75gr, .12oz
• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce, 17gr, .6oz
• 1 tbs Balsamic vinegar, 16gr, .56oz
• 2 tbs red wine, 30gr, 1oz
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tbs olive oil plus 1 tsp, 18gr, .63oz
• hot sauce as desired
• 2 eggs, 130gr, 4.6oz

 Instructions:

• The Pipérade:  Chop onion and celery; mince garlic; roughly chop green pepper. 
• Drain tomatoes, discarding juice or reserving for another use.  Roughly chop tomatoes. 
• Heat 1 tbs oil in a medium nonstick skillet.  Add chili powder and sauté 1 minute. 
• Add onion, celery; sauté 5 minutes. 
• Add pepper, garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes longer. 
• Add tomatoes, wine, vinegar and Worcestershire, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until tomatoes turn into thick sauce, about 10 minutes. 
• The eggs: In a separate nonstick skillet (I have one just big enough for 1 egg - cute!) heat 1 tsp olive oil.  When hot, add eggs and fry, trying to keep a nice shape, just until the whites are set; they're meant to be 'sunny-side up'. 
• Divide onion/pepper mix between two flattish soup plates. 
• Put an egg on top of each, add salt, pepper, and serve; hot sauce on the side.

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:   594 / 297 Total Carbohydrates:   53 / 26.5           Dietary Fiber:   12 / 6 Total Fat:   32 / 16          Saturated Fat:   8 / 4 Cholesterol:   550 / 275 Protein:   24 / 12 Calcium:   326 / 163 Sodium:    1011 / 505.5

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/