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Mini Mexican eggs

A simple, fun and filling breakfast dish with a bit of a kick! It's the perfect start to the day if you're doing The Bikini Promise.

(Serves 4)

Ingredients:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil1 medium onion, peeled and finely sliced4 lean rashers of bacon, trimmed of all visible fat and chopped2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes400g can butter beansfreshly ground black pepper, to taste4 preserved jalapeños, deseeded and choppedDash of Tabasco sauce, to taste4 free-range eggs

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to200°C/gas mark 6

  • Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the sliced onion and fry, stirring, for 4–5 minutes until soft.

  • Stir in the bacon, garlic, chopped tomatoes and butter beans, then season with black pepper and add the jalapeños and Tabasco sauce. Stir to combine and simmer, uncovered, over a low heat for 10–15 minutes.

  • Divide the mixture between four ovenproof ramekins, transfer the ramekins to a baking tray and bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until bubbling

  • Carefully remove the ramekins from the oven and make a well in the sauce in the middle of each ramekin

  • Crack an egg into each well and pop the ramekins back in the oven for a final 6–7 minutes, until the eggs are set

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From The Bikini Promise, by Sally Bee. Published by Kyle Books, priced £14.99Photography by Clare Winfield

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