Fried eggs with coriander, cumin and balsamic vinegar

This dish is absolutely gorgeous.  The flavours of the spices are mouth-watering.  It is a brilliant way of cooking eggs and makes a perfect supper dish.

Preparation Time: 10 Mins

Cooking Time: 5 Mins

Total Time: 15 Mins

Ingredients

For 1 serving…

  Olive oil         

2                    Eggs        

1                    Chilli  - red, hot, dried - chopped

¼ tsp             Cumin  - seeds        

½ clove           Garlic  - chopped     

To serve

1 slice             Toast       

                      Vinegar  - balsamic   

                      Salt  - coarse          

                      Coriander  - fresh - chopped    

Method

Cover the base of a heavy frying pan with oil and heat it over a moderate heat.  Then break the eggs into it.  Fry, spooning hot oil over the eggs to help them set.  When they are about half-cooked, add the chilli, cumin and garlic to the pan and continue cooking until the white is set.

Lift out the eggs on to the toast, together with the bits of chilli and garlic, and then spoon over a little of the oil.  Drizzle over the balsamic vinegar, season with salt and scatter over lots of chopped coriander.  Serve at once.

Wine recommendations

Eggs are difficult to pair with wine, but it is best for this dish to offer a dry crisp wine.

Conventional

     Mâcon

Interesting

     Côtes de Gascogne blanc

     Sancerre

Adventurous

     Fino Sherry