Poached Eggs with Spaghetti and Tomato Jam
Spaghetti for breakfast, with poached eggs and a quick fresh tomato sauce
Servings: 2
- 1/4 pound spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoons pecorino or parmesan cheeese
- 4 eggs
- sea salt
- pepper
- 1 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
Fresh Tomato Sauce
- 6 fresh tomatoes you will left over or 1 small can diced tomatoes
- salt pepper
- Olive oil
Cook spaghetti according to instructions
Remove spaghetti from rapidly boiling water with tongs
Add in tablespoon of vinegar to water
Crack eggs into a bowl. Add to boiling water, reduce heat, cover and cook for three minutes.
Toss spaghetti with olive oil, and cheese. Season as needed with salt and pepper. Add tomato sauce to dish, approximately one tablespoon per egg.
Quick Fresh Tomato Sauce
This is best made a day ahead and refrigerated, heated up.
Cut core out and score tomatoes with an x on other end.
Blanch tomatoes into boiling water for 8 seconds.
Remove skins. Chop and seed tomatoes. Maintain juice.
Heat olive oil in small sauce pan.
Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, and their juice to pan, cook on low for 25 minutes or until juice is reduced and tomatoes are soft.