Breakfast Egg and Pepper Rings

Normally, I prefer poached eggs if I'm going to have eggs for breakfast.  But, now and then, a fried egg doesn't sound so bad!  I like to make the egg a bit more appealing looking than just a splattered looking egg in the frying pan.  And I'm not very good at making a fried egg look perfect.  So, here's a nice little way to dress up fried eggs in the morning!

INGREDIENTS
Eggs (2 per person)
1 Bell Pepper (Red, Green or Yellow...or mix them for color!)
1 Roma Tomato (I just prefer Roma's.  Use what you like!)
1 Tablespoon Butter (Real butter...PLEASE!)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Garnish (Parsley, Dill or your favorite!)

PREPARATION
Slice the Bell Peppers into rings of about 1/2 inch thick each
Slice the Roma tomato into thin slices

I use my trusty cast iron skillet and on medium heat, add enough butter to fry two eggs.  When the butter has melted, add the Bell Pepper rings to the skillet and cook on one side...about two to three minutes to soften it up a bit.  Now, flip the Bell Pepper rings over and place two tomato slices in the center of the pepper ring. Add a bit of salt to the top of the tomatoes.  Allow the tomato to cook for about 1 minute.

Flatten the pepper just a bit with a spatula, just to make sure it's in contact with the skillet, all the way around.  Now, crack your eggs...one into the center of each Bell Pepper ring.  Carefully, so the egg all ends up inside the ring of pepper!  Add salt and pepper to taste.

If you like the yolk of the egg to be cooked and white appearing, cover the skillet with a lid.  Fry until the egg is the way you like it.

Using the spatula, carefully lift the egg and pepper ring out of the skillet, onto a plate.  Then garnish with your choice of herbs.

That's all there is to it!  An eye pleasing fried egg with a little extra flavor of Bell Pepper and tomato!

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