
Everyday meals
Ovos com tomate e pão
Eggs fried or scrambled with tomatoes and onions, served with bread for mopping up the sauce. It's a simple, quick meal, very common on family tables in Mozambique.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Peel and finely slice the onion, crush the garlic, and dice the tomatoes into small cubes.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion until it becomes translucent.
- Add the garlic, paprika and tomatoes, then let simmer for 8 minutes until you have a thick sauce.
- Crack the eggs straight into the sauce, cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the white is set but the yolk is still runny.
- Season with salt, pepper and chilli, then scatter over coriander if you have some.
- Serve straight away with the slices of bread to soak up the sauce.
Variations and tips
Scrambled version. Crack the eggs into a bowl, beat them, then pour them into the tomato sauce, stirring gently until just set.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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