Fennel sausage, peperonata and poached egg

Serves 4
Prep time 30 minutes
Cook time 1 hour 15 minutes

peperonata
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
50g chopped banana shallots
5g chopped garlic
50ml olive oil
120g fresh tomatoes, peeled and cored
60ml dry white wine
50ml fresh orange juice
4 Italian pork and fennel sausages (available from sidecar.com.sg)
2 stalks of rosemary
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper, to taste

• Char red and yellow peppers on a barbecue or in an oven until the skin is black.
• Place in a bowl, cover with cling film, then steam, so that the skins are easily removed.
• Remove skins and seeds from peppers, then slice lengthways.
• Sweat shallots and garlic in olive oil until translucent. Add peppers and tomatoes, then sweat for 1 minute. Add white wine and orange juice and bring mixture to a boil.
• Add raw sausages, rosemary and bay leaf, then allow mixture to simmer for 25 minutes.
• Remove sausages and season peppers with salt and pepper to taste.

basil oil
50g basil leaves (about 1 bunch)
vegetable oil, for frying
100ml grape seed oil

• Wash and pat dry basil.
• Heat vegetable oil to 140°C in a small pan. Fry basil leaves until they turn translucent.
• Remove basil, place in grape seed oil and blend immediately. The oil will require a couple of minutes of blending to combine properly.
• Pass the oil through a fine sieve, then set aside.

to assemble
1 litre water
50ml white wine vinegar
4 fresh organic eggs
partially cooked sausages from peperonata recipe
peperonata
4 slices sourdough bread
extra virgin olive oil
fried shallots
fresh baby basil leaves or small basil leaves
basil oil

• To poach eggs, bring water to a boil with white wine vinegar, then reduce to a simmer.
• Crack eggs into individual cups and slowly drop into the simmering water, making sure the eggs are fully immersed.
• Turn eggs a couple of times, making sure to be extremely gentle with them.
• Once the whites are firm but the eggs are still soft, take them out and carefully place in an ice bath to set.
• Finish sausages by cooking on a barbecue or griddle pan.
• For each serving, heat peperonata and place on a plate. Place sausage on top.
• Reheat eggs in hot water for 1 minute, then pat dry and place on top of each sausage.
• Brush sourdough with extra virgin olive oil and toast on a griddle pan, then serve on the side.
• Garnish peperonata with fried shallots, baby basil leaves and basil oil.

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