Beans on Toast with Crisp Bacon and Eggs

Name: Beans on Toast with Crisp Bacon and Eggs
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: Extra-virgin olive oil; 3 slices thick-cut bacon, cut in 1 ½-inch pieces; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed into large pieces; 8 fresh sage leaves, coarsely chopped; 4 slices rustic bread; 2.5 cups cooked beans , plus ½ cup cooking liquid; Pinch of red-pepper flakes, plus more if desired; 4 large eggs

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By

Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on May 16, 2017

Prep Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Servings:

4

Reconstitute dried beans with a quick soak: Boil them for 1 minute, then let them sit off heat, covered, for 1 hour.

Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil
3 slices thick-cut bacon, cut in 1 ½-inch pieces
4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed into large pieces
8 fresh sage leaves, coarsely chopped
4 slices rustic bread
2 ½ cups cooked beans, plus ½ cup cooking liquid
Pinch of red-pepper flakes, plus more if desired
4 large eggs

Directions

Heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil, the bacon, and garlic, and cook until bacon is almost crisp. Add sage, and cook just until bacon is crisp and garlic is golden (if sage and garlic begin to brown, remove them before the bacon). Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon; reserve fat in pan. Fry bread slices in fat, adding a splash of oil if pan seems dry, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer bread to a plate.
Heat beans and their liquid in same pot until simmering. Stir in 2 teaspoons oil and the redpepper flakes. Meanwhile, fry eggs in oil in a separate pan.
Place 1 piece toast on each of 4 plates, and spoon beans over toast. Place 1 egg on each, and top with bacon, garlic, and sage. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with more red-pepper flakes.