
Egg Recipes
Nigerian Egg Sauce
Simple Nigerian egg sauce made with ripe tomatoes, peppers and warming spices.
⏱ 20 minutesCooking Time
🍽 4Servings
● EasyDifficulty
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
How to make it
- Boil the eggs for 9 to 10 minutes, cool, peel and cut into halves or quarters.
- Blend tomatoes, bell pepper and scotch bonnet coarsely.
- Heat oil and sauté onion for 2 minutes.
- Add blended vegetables and cook for 10 to 12 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Add curry, thyme, seasoning, salt and black pepper.
- Gently place the boiled eggs into the sauce.
- Spoon sauce over the eggs and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Taste and serve hot.