Eggs in hell

Today, I would like to share a favorite that my husband and I love to enjoy when we're having breakfast alone or with our adult family and friends.  It is a very spicy meal that is not very kid friendly so we avoid making this into a family dish.  We discovered it a few years ago when my husband visited Australia.  He brought back the MasterChef Australia cookbook and we discovered some unique recipes that created some mouth watering cuisine. One of those was Chris' Eggs in Hell recipe presented by Chris Badenoch from MasterChef Australia.  We tweaked the recipe to suit our taste and it is just phenomenal.  The key is the hot pepper sauce to make the "hell" part. We prefer Red Rooster Louisiana hot sauce for our recipe but your favorite hot sauce should work.  Here is the recipe for you to try.

Ingredients:

1 tbs hot pepper infused olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1-2 roasted garlic, chopped
1 shallot clove, finely chopped
4 large tomatoes, diced
4 eggs
1 tbs 21 Seasoning Salute
1 tbs garlic powder
1/3 cup of white wine
2-3 tbs hot sauce (adjust to your heat preference for the hell part)
1/2 cup grated cheese of your choice
2 slices of cooked bacon (optional)
1 thick slice of bread, cut into strips (optional)

Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method:

Turn on broiler on high to pre-heat.  Heat oil in a frying pan and stir in onions, shallots, and garlic, until softened and clear.  Add diced tomatoes, roasted garlic, 21 Seasoning Salute, garlic powder, white wine and slow simmer until the tomatoes are pulpy (about 15 minutes).  Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper and stir in the hot sauce and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Place the tomato mixture in small heat-proof bowls.  Make a small opening in the middle of the tomato mixture and crack 1-2 eggs in the opening.  With a spoon, gently cover the eggs with the tomato mixture.  Place the bowls on a cookie sheet and broil for 4-5 minutes or until eggs are no longer clear. Remove bowls from broiler and top with cheese.  Broil for an additional 3-4 minutes or until cheese is golden.

For bacon and fried bread sides:  Cook bacon until crispy.  Using the same frying pan, fry the bread in the bacon fat until crisp.  Serve immediately.

You will definitely be pleased with spicy breakfast dish.  It satisfies our spicy food cravings any time of the day.  I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!