Butter Poach Eggs in Tomato Basil Sauce
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
Sauce:
For best results, make sauce night before so flavors will marry.
1. Combine in sauce pan: 4 oz. can tomato paste 1/4 cup water 2 tbl. sugar 1 tbl. basil 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
2. Simmer for 30 minutes and refrigerate over night.
3. Reheat next morning and adjust seasonings to taste.
Directions for Butter Poached Eggs:
Ingredients
8 - pats of butter
16 eggs salt and pepper.
Recipe
1. Put pat of butter and dash of salt and pepper in the bottom of 8 ramekins.
2. Place ramekins in large shallow pan(s) of simmering water.
3. When butters is melted break 2 eggs into each ramekin.
4. Cover and continue simmering until done.
Assemble:
1. Invert Eggs onto individual serving plates and surround with warmed Tomato Basil Sauce.
2. Garnish eggs with fresh sprig of thyme.
3. Accompany with your favorite breakfast potatoes.