Tomato Toast Shopping List:
¼ cup finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Italian-style tomatoes (canned), drained
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk, fork beaten
¼ to ½ teaspoon Worcester-shire sauce
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
4 slices white bread, toasted, crusts removed, and toast cut in quarters
Snipped fresh parsley or crushed dried basil or oregano
Tomato Toast Preparing Instructions:
1. Add onion to heated butter in a heavy saucepan and cook until tender, stirring occasionally.
2. Force enough of the drained tomatoes through a sieve to yield 1 ½ cups. Add to onion with sugar and salt; cook, stirring occasionally, ntil liquid evaporates and mixture is thick (about 25 minutes).
3. Stir a small amount of tomato mixture into egg yolk; blend thoroughly and return to saucepan. Cook and stir 5 minutes.
4. Mix in Worcestershire sauce and half of cheese; spread generously on toast quarters. Sprinkle half of appetizers with the remaining cheese and half with the parsley.
5. Broil appetizers 3 to 4 inches from heat until bubbly. Serve hot.