Curried Tomato Sauce For Soft-Cooked Eggs

Name: Curried Tomato Sauce For Soft-Cooked Eggs
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 medium plum tomatoes; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or clarified butter; 1 teaspoon whole black caraway seeds or 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds; 3 tablespoons minced shallot; 1 1/2-inch piece fresh, peeled ginger, grated fine; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon seeded and minced green chili; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 8 seasoned soft-cooked eggs (see recipe); 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

By Kay Rentschler

Total Time: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

3medium plum tomatoes
1tablespoon vegetable oil or clarified butter
1teaspoon whole black caraway seeds or ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
3tablespoons minced shallot
1½-inch piece fresh, peeled ginger, grated fine
1small garlic clove, minced
1teaspoon curry powder
⅛teaspoon ground cinnamon
½teaspoon brown sugar
1teaspoon kosher salt
1teaspoon seeded and minced green chili
1tablespoon unsalted butter
8seasoned soft-cooked eggs (see recipe)
1tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

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Preparation

Step 1
Fill a medium bowl with ice water, and set aside. Mark a small X in base of each tomato with paring knife. Bring 5 cups water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add tomatoes. Blanch 10 seconds. With a slotted spoon, dunk tomatoes in ice water for 30 seconds. Peel, halve lengthwise, and seed tomatoes. Cut into ¼-inch dice. Set aside.
Step 2
Heat oil or butter in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add caraway or mustard seeds, and cook briefly until fragrant. Add shallots, and sauté until fragrant and translucent, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, ginger, garlic, curry, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt and chili. Sauté until soft and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in butter.
Step 3
Spoon tomatoes over eggs. Sprinkle eggs with cilantro, and serve at once.