Poached eggs creole

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4tablespoonsThinly sliced onions
4tablespoonsButter
8tablespoonsThinly sliced green pepper
½cupSliced mushrooms
18smallsGreen olives
1cupChicken or beef stock
cupCooked tomatoes; with liquid res
½teaspoonTABASCO pepper sauce
1Whole clove
Salt and black pepper to taste
6Eggs
Nutmeg

Directions

In large shallow earthenware casserole, saut, onions in butter 2 minutes.

Add green pepper and cook gently 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add mushrooms and olives and continue cooking 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients; cover and simmer 20 minutes.

Remove cover and carefully drop in eggs, one at a time. Allow eggs to poach until whites are firm. Dust yolks with few grains of nutmeg and serve from casserole. Typos By Jim Kirk - captain@... by Pat Pate patpate@... on Sep 11, 1993

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #280 by Jim Kirk <captain@...> on Oct 24, 1997