Ingredients (serves 2 greedy adults)

a couple of rashers of streaky bacon, chopped. I tend to use roughly a 120g packet of chopped pancetta or lardons. Stateside, I use the pancetta cubes from Trader Joe’s

2 shallots or 4 spring onions (green onions in the US)

half a bulb of fennel and, or a red pepper

a can or jar of around 300g (10 oz) chopped tomatoes with no other added ingredients or flavourings

half a teaspoon of smoked paprika

half a teaspoon of fennel seeds (or try dried oregano or cumin seeds)

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

red wine vinegar to taste

4 large eggs, the best you can get hold of

Finishing touches:

Crumbled feta or goats cheese, plain natural yoghurt, a sliced avocado, finely chopped red chilli, basil or flat leaf parsley (Italian parsley in the US), sriracha or hot sauce

Toast for dunking. Something robust and seedy is perfect.

To make:

1. Put your pan on a medium high heat and add the chopped bacon, pancetta or lardons. No need to add any oil as the bacon will release enough as it cooks.
2. Leave the bacon to cook while you chop your onion. I use shallots or spring onion as they aren’t as harsh tasting as regular onions and cook to a sweet mellow flavour much more quickly. If using shallots, peel them by cutting each end off then slicing them in half length ways. Remove the skin then make 3-4 slices in each half length ways. Turn the half the other way and cut across width ways so you have small cubes. If using spring (green) onions, simply slice them in 1 inch slices using all the white and green parts. Set the chopped onions aside.
3. Give your bacon a stir, by now the fat should be releasing and the bacon should be starting to crisp and smell heavenly. Continue to cook it while you chop your vegetables.
4. Chop your fennel and pepper into small chunks (see my videos of how to do this) and add them to the pile of chopped onions.
5. When your bacon is crisp, scoop it out of the pan, leaving the oil behind and pop it into a small ramekin or bowl.

Source:  You Say Tomato