This is an Elizabeth David recipe, and it is a classic. I made it because one lot of neighbours had grown some splendid green peppers in their polytunnel, and another lot have the most fantastic free-range eggs. This serves 2, but it is easy to scale up the recipe according to the availability of ingredients, or number of people to feed.
INGREDIENTS:
- olive oil
- One small onion, finely sliced
- 3 green peppers, cut into strips
- 1 can organic chopped tomatoes (or, even better, use 500g fresh locally grown tomatoes, skinned and chopped)
- 1 clove chopped garlic
- Salt, pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
METHOD:
- Heat a generous amount of oil or dripping in a large frying pan, and then cook the sliced onion until it begins to turn yellow.
- Add the strips of green pepper, and cook on medium for up to 15 minutes.
- Add the tin of chopped tomatoes, garlic, and salt and pepper. Some people add a little basil at this stage as well.
- Cook until the tomatoes are in a pulp, and the mixture is good and thick.
- Add the beaten eggs and stir until the mixture begins to thicken, like scrambled eggs.
Serve on a heated dish. This is good with toast and bacon or ham.