Eggs Poached on a Bed Of Onions and Chicory

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Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Almost Vegetarian Cookbook

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1999

  • About

Onions are sweet, and chicory has a subtle bitterness, and this combined with a mild bite of chilli tastes excellent in this simple dish. Serve with good crusty bread to mop up the delicious juices.

Ingredients

  • 3 large chicory
  • 1 fresh red or green chilli
  • 50g (

Method

Cut off the base of the chicory and cut it across in 1cm (½-inch) pieces. Cut the chilli open under running water, discard the seeds and stem and then slice the flesh across thinly. Melt the butter in a large, deep frying pan over a medium heat