A Book of Mediterranean Food

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the vegetables, season with salt
and pepper, and simmer with the
pan covered for 45 minutes, and
another 30 minutes without the lid.


Turn into a serving dish and
place on top a fried egg for each
person.


ŒUFS EN MATELOTE


Cook ½ pint of red wine with
herbs, onion, garlic, salt and
pepper. Boil for 3 minutes and take
out the herbs. In the wine poach 6
eggs, put them on slices of fried
bread rubbed with garlic. Quickly
reduce the sauce and thicken it
with butter worked with flour and

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