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Pan'e Uovo

Italian Toad-In-The-Hole, from la cucina povera
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Prep Time 5 days
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 slice crusty, almost stale Italian bread
  • 1 large egg
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat a non-stick pan on medium high heat. Drizzle a quick turn of olive oil in the pan to distribute.
  • Cut a hole in the center of the bread. Remove the bread (or eat it!)
  • Drizzle some more olive oil on both sides of the bread. Put it in the pan to start toasting.
  • When the bottom of the bread is lightly brown, flip it over.
  • Crack the egg in the hole of the bread in the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
  • When the bottom of the bread is light brown, flip it and the egg over again.
  • Continue cooking and flipping until the bread is toasted to your liking and the egg is cooked but still runny.
  • Enjoy with any vegetables or greens of your choice!
Keyword italian toad-in-the-hole, pan'e uovo, pane e uovo