Starters & Light meals

Uova in purgatorio (Eggs in purgatory)

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24 August 2026
3
Easy
10 minutes
10 minutes

This classic Neapolitan dish consists of fresh eggs gently poached in a hot, spicy tomato sauce. Think shakshuka but Italian. Clem made this using his everyday classic tomato sauce.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 1–1 ½ cups everyday classic tomato sauce
  • 6 jumbo free-range eggs
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 170 g mozzarella, cubed
  • 2 T parsley, roughly chopped
  • 2 salad onions, sliced
  • 1 avocado, stoned and sliced
  • 3 T red wine vinegar
  • 1 loaf ciabatta

Method

Ingredients

1. Spoon the tomato sauce into a pan over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then gently crack in the eggs. Season and cover with a lid.

2. Cook for 3–5 minutes or until the eggs are cooked to your preference.

3. Remove from the heat and add the mozzarella, cover with the lid and allow the cheese to melt for a few minutes. In a separate bowl, combine the parsley, salad onions, avocado and red wine vinegar. Season to taste and mix gently.

4. Spoon the avocado mixture over the eggs and serve with the ciabatta.

Find the recipe for Clem's everyday classic tomato sauce here

Find more Italian recipes here. 

Stylist: Bianca Strydom
Food assistant: Chevonne Fourie; Marabe Ditshego
Videographer: Romy Wilson
Photographer: Shavan Rahim

Clement Pedro

Recipe by: Clement Pedro

Clement Pedro strikes a balance between rib-sticking fare you can really get stuck into and experimental recipes that take accessible ingredients to next-level status. Clem can do pretty much anything – and so can you with his recipes.

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