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Tuscan Scrambled Eggs Recipe

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Tuscan Scrambled Eggs

I honestly don't know if they serve scrambled eggs this way in Tuscany, but ever since we started making eggs this way, pulled from Tuscany: The Beautiful Cookbook we've called them "Tuscan Eggs". They are very easy to prepare; the trick is to simmer the tomato and onion sauce for at least a half an hour before adding the eggs. Delicious with toast.

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Tuscan Scrambled Eggs Recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
1 1/4 lb (600g) plum tomatoes, peeled and chopped or 1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
6 eggs
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

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1 Heat olive oil on medium heat in a nonstick skillet. Add the onions and cook until translucent, just starting to turn golden in color, about 6 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook over low heat until the liquid evaporates, about 40 minutes.

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2 Whisk the eggs in a bowl until well blended. Season with a little salt and pepper. Add the eggs to the tomato and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, and scraping from the bottom with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat as soon as the eggs begin to set, but are still moist, about 3 minutes. Turn out onto a serving plate. Serve immediately.

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Serves 3.

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Posted by Elise on Jun 25, 2005 and indexed Breakfast, Eggs, Scrambled Eggs

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This is identical to a traditional African "stew." The Africans use hot peppers in it, more oil and more tomatoes. It's great with boiled potatoes, fried plantains or just plain rice.

Posted by: Bry on November 10, 2005 11:56 AM

Hi!!!
I'm from Tuscany... Siena!
We love preparing eggs with tomato sauce, but
we use garlic, instead of onions!

Posted by: Elisa on November 29, 2005 5:37 AM

Hi, virgin baker here. ^^ I hope this doesn't sound stupid but can I use other types of oil (e.g. corn) or will it drastically change the taste of the scrambled eggs?

Posted by: Audrey on February 16, 2006 8:21 AM

My mom and I makes this recepie all the time! [in addition to adding garlic] Except ours is more jucier from the tomatos and more like a sauce that we pour onto meat, like pork. It is great to add if the meat is dry due to baking or something like that.

Posted by: addi on April 15, 2006 2:25 PM

This sounds like it would be a great base for breakfast burritos! I will have to try it next time! Thanks!

Posted by: Megan on July 19, 2006 7:49 AM

Yummm... U've brought back childhood memories. My mom used to make this quite often. Another version which was popular with us - sauteed onions, green peppers, and thinky sliced potatoes (yellow), followed by eggs (whisked with salt, pepper and milk).

- Lara

Posted by: Lara on September 7, 2006 11:56 PM

We make eggs like this in Malawi! Sometimes we add garlic. Homely feel!

Posted by: Moo on October 6, 2006 2:30 AM

Just wanted to say, I tried out this recipe (except I didn't spend so much time on the tomatoes since my boyfriend and I were impatient), and it was so divine! Tuscan food in general looks so yum ^^

Posted by: Priya on October 29, 2006 11:39 PM

I tried this recipe to and it was simply delicious. I need to work on the aesthetics, tho. I used a food processor to chop the onions, I think that may have something to do with it.

Posted by: Ros on November 29, 2006 9:30 PM

Add bite sized junks of feta cheese to the hot tomato and onion sauce, let it heat, and when the feta starts to melt, add the eggs. You now have Greek scrambled eggs, called "strapezada" in the Cyclades.

Posted by: Margot on February 8, 2007 10:23 AM

Filipinos (at least in my family)
make scrambled eggs this way! Yummy!

Posted by: Jinger on May 30, 2007 4:39 PM

Great recipe! I served them on a portobello mushroom, and they were wonderful. :)

Posted by: Ngoc on August 4, 2007 2:30 PM

These look like the same fabulous eggs my stepmother makes. I have tried to get the recipe from her many times, but she will never give it to me for some reason. Maybe this is it? BTW. I will be going to Tuscany in May, so will have to see if this is what they do there.

Posted by: Amy on February 12, 2008 4:27 PM

I tried this recipe and it turned out great! I'm so gonna impress my mom when I go home with this recipe =)

Posted by: Cs on February 16, 2008 12:42 PM

LOL! We eat this here in Pakistan, with dried red chilli's and fresh green chilli's added, and we call it "Khagina"! =D

Posted by: Meenah on February 17, 2008 9:24 PM

We eat this in Malta. We call it balbuljata.

Posted by: wikkiel on February 22, 2008 12:13 PM

Dear Elise,
I love your site and love your recipes.
Sometimes I find strong similarities between some of your receipes and the recipes of my country. I am Turkish :)
I guess, around all mediterranian countries there are different versions of this recipe.
And I would like to write our own Turkish version here:
Our Ingredients are : Onions or Spring Onions*, Garlic*, Diced Tomatoes, Green Chillies (preferably non-hot ones) I'm adding here the link for the pic of it, so that you can understand better. http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resim:Biber.JPG
Fresh parsley and Eggs.
The recipe is simple, you heat the oil, fry the onions and peppers, add garlic, add tomatoes. Just when the tomatoes are cooked but still juicy add the beaten eggs. Cook them until the egg whites are no longer soggy, but the meal is still juicy. Add parsley leaves, mix and serve immediately with bread. I love to add cubed feta cheese just before I serve the food.
*If this meal is going to be a breakfast treat, we either do not use onion and garlic, or use only spring onion. Bon Appetit! :)

Posted by: Ness on March 14, 2008 9:05 AM

We make eggs this way too! Central America, El Salvador at least! We call it tomatada!

Posted by: Wendy on April 21, 2008 1:01 PM

We also make these eggs in Saudi Arabia, we call it Shakshoka :)

Posted by: Rima on April 29, 2008 1:52 AM

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