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Authentic Basque-Style Stuffed Tomatoes with Anglet Pepper

Ingredients for 6
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 tomato
  • 6 large tomatoes, for stuffing
  • 6 eggs
  • Olive oil
  • 6 thin slices Bayonne ham
  • Vinegar
  • 20 cl fresh cream
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • Anglet pepper
  • Salt, ground pepper
Preparation time: 30 minutes | Cooking time: 15 minutes

Prepare the piperade: Peel the peppers, seed and cut them into fine dice (brunoise), along with the tomato and Anglet pepper. Quickly blanch, then sweat in a little olive oil. Set aside.

Prep the tomatoes: Remove the tops, hollow them out, salt the insides, and place upside down on a rack to drain well.

Poach the eggs: Bring water to a boil in a saucepan with a splash of vinegar. Crack eggs into 6 ramekins, then gently slide into simmering water, 3 at a time. Cook 3 minutes, remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. Repeat for remaining eggs.

Make the sauce: Mix ketchup with fresh cream, salt, pepper, and Anglet pepper.

Assemble: Place drained tomatoes right-side up on a platter. Fill each halfway with piperade, top with a cooled poached egg, wrap with Bayonne ham, and drizzle with sauce. Scatter remaining piperade around the tomatoes.