Chorizo Basquaise poached egg and olive oil crouton

Courtesy of Monica Bhide

                                                   Portions 6

Ingredients:

6 eggs

8 peppers red or yellow

3 onions

1 big chunk of chorizo

Olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic

bread

Procedure:

• First, cut the peppers into 2 pieces and scoop out the seeds and the white part, slice them in julienne (cut into long thin strips). Slice the onions and cut the chorizo into dices.
• Cook the onions in a saucepan with some olive oil, when they are soft, add the peppers, the chorizo, thyme, and garlic. Cover the pot and let it cook slowly.
•  In a saucepan pour half water & half vinegar and bring that to the boil. 
• For the poached egg technique, please see this link  
• http://www.monicabhide.com/2012/04/egg-in-a-bag.html
• Cut some thin slices of bread roast them in the oven with some olive oil and ground pepper on top.           
• Place the basquaise in the middle of the plate, then on top the egg and on the side serve it with the bread and some green salad.