I saw a photo of fried egg encased in a slice of red pepper last week in Facebook. I thought I’d make it as it looked so pretty and I am rather partial to peppers anyway.
So when my Egg&Bacon Honey requested a fry-up brunch I thought I should make the caged eggs for him and of course for me too.
Peter said it was very good; coupled with the fried tomatoes as well, our egg and bacon is almost vegetarian! 😉 He is so funny!
Pepper Caged Eggs
I don’t really know what it was called but since the eggs are held within the bounderies of the sliced pepper, I called it pepper caged eggs.
Get a large bell pepper (could be red, green or yellow), sliced it widthwise, refer to photos below.
In a frying pan, heat a bit of oil and add the peppers, ensure that the pan is large enough that the peppers lie down completely flat on the bottom as it would serve as a cage.
Add a bit of butter to each of the peppers, leave for a minute.
Then crack the eggs straight into the peppers.
Fry gently until opaque.
Just add pepper if it is a part of a fry-up of egg and bacon. Add a bit of salt and pepper if eaten with just toasted bread.
Enjoy, we did!
