Hot Kagianas is a twist of the traditional Greek dish called Kagianas, which is made with cooked tomatoes in olive oil until they reduce to a thick sauce in which eggs are scrambled.
In my recipe, I also added some colourful bell peppers and spices and when the sauce was reduced, I poached the eggs, instead of scrambling them.
This is a dish you can eat any time of the day, be it for breakfast, lunch or dinner or even as part of a meze dish, together with some ouzo.
When Patrick Keeley contacted me by e-mail to be the featured chef of their T.V. show “All the best” with Zita Keeley”, I was really excited.
Zita Keeley is a cook, wine specialist and author. She travels around the world aboard luxury cruise ships in search of culinary delights in the places they visit.
The cruise ship they partnered with, the “NOORDAM” would be visiting Nafplion in a couple of weeks and they would have six hours, for me to cook and show them around on a culinary tour around Nafplion.
A crew of six persons arrived last Saturday here in Nafplion, so, in their short time in port from 09:30 a.m. to 15:00 p.m. I organized a visit to show them some of our best local products and also cook for the show.
I started looking for interesting places to show them around. Some I already knew and some I did a google searched to find more. I visited all the places I had chosen and spoke with the managers, to get their permission for the filming.
My husband and I walked across the places we chose, to see how long it would take to visit each place. However, some of these places were finally marked out as the six hours became five.
As my house is 7 km from Nafplion and some precious time would be lost to and from my house, I asked a couple of restaurants if I could cook there and “Kipos” restaurant was kind enough to provide a gas stove for me to cook outside.
You can read more about the tour and the places we visited here.
I was a little bit nervous to appear on T.V. but everybody was so friendly that I soon forgot all about the camera.
Most of the cooking preparation was done at home. I had all the ingredients in raw form, then I had all the ingredients again, washed and cut. The tomato was well drained. Then I had the tomato cooked, which only needed heating and the eggs cooked.
Even with all that preparation, we still spent about two hours at the restaurant because after cooking we sat down to eat and chat.
We visited the farmers’ market where we bought some of the ingredients needed for the recipe.
I made Kagianas, adding more ingredients such as sauteing an onion, garlic and bell peppers.
I made it hot by adding some boukovo, which is hot Greek chili flakes. I added half a teaspoon which makes it mildly hot but if you prefer it really hot, just add some more.
My husband was there helping me with whatever I needed, he drove us to the distillery and took a lot of photos and videos for me.
I am posting a small part of the video. You can watch the whole episode on their site All the Best with Zita Keeley.
While filming, Zita asked me if we could put a lid on top in order to cook the eggs. I had never thought about it before but I knew that they would cook with the steam which would be created.
I tried it at home the next day with the leftover sauce and they came out wonderful!
Hot Kagianas with Bell Peppers, Feta and Poached Eggs
Hot Kagianas is a twist of the traditional Greek dish called Kagianas, which is made with cooked tomatoes in olive oil until they reduce to a thick sauce in which eggs are scrambled.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- ¼ of 3 different kinds of bell peppers (red, yellow, orange)
- 5 tomatoes (about 1 kilo), peeled and cubed
- 1/2 tsp (or more) boukovo (Greek chili flakes)
- Salt (not too much as we added salt on the tomatoes and feta is also salty)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup feta (about 80 grams)
Instructions
- Score tomatoes with an X and put them in boiling water for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Drain and peel tomatoes.
- Cut them into cubes and remove seeds (optional). Put them in a colander, sprinkle with salt and let it drain for five minutes.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet or non-stick pan and sauté the onion until translucent. Add the garlic and mix for a few seconds.
- Add the bell peppers and sauté until soft.
- Add tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Add boukovo, oregano and pepper. Keep mixing until all juices have reduced and the mixture becomes a dense sauce.
- At this point, when it cools, it can be kept in the fridge for a day or freezed for a long time. (Just thaw, heat and add the eggs).
- Add the eggs to the tomato mixture. Add some sauce on the egg whites until they are cooked.
- Add some pepper on the yolks.
- Crumble feta on tomato sauce and cook for a few minutes.
- Serve with crusty bread to sop up every bit of the delicious sauce.
Nutrition Information
Yield 3 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 386Total Fat 30gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 20gCholesterol 270mgSodium 530mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 4gSugar 9gProtein 15g
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Kopiaste and Kali Orexi!
Angie
Saturday 2nd of August 2014
Congratulations, Ivy! The egg is cooked to perfection.
Rosa
Friday 1st of August 2014
Congratulations dear! This is awesome.
A delicious and wholesome dish.
Cheers,
Rosa