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Tom Colicchio's Eggs in Purgatory

Celebrate brunch the Italian way. Buon appetito!

Harry and David

Jan 09, 2025

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Eggs in Purgatory
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TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
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Ingredients
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 jar Colicchio Cooking & Pairing Sauce Calabria
  • 1 jar whole, peeled tomatoes
  • 1 medium fennel, sliced
  • 12 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 small cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmigiano Reggiano, more for serving
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste
  • Small handful chopped parsley or basil, for garnish
  • Sliced crusty bread, for serving
  • Sliced pears, for serving
  • Acacia honey, for serving

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The Favorite® Royal Riviera® Pears
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Colicchio Kitchen Pasta Sauce - Assortment
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Centonze Oil Assortment - Sicilia and alle del Belice

Instructions
    1
  • Preheat the oven to 350˚ Fahrenheit.
  • 2
  • In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the fennel and red onion and sweat until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the salt and garlic, and turn the heat to medium-low.
  • 3
  • Stir in 1 jar of Calabria Sauce and 1 jar of whole, peeled tomatoes, simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
  • 4
  • Using the back of a spoon, make 6 evenly spaced wells in the sauce mixture. Crack the eggs, then pour one into each well. Cook until the whites are set, about 5 minutes.
  • 5
  • Place the pan in the oven to finish cooking for 6 minutes.
  • 6
  • To serve, sprinkle the eggs with more Parmesan and chopped herbs, then spoon onto plates. Serve with crusty bread or Grissini Stirati a Mano, seasonal greens, and pears with honey drizzle.