Spanish Flaming Eggs Recipes

CLASSIC SPANISH EGGS | HUEVOS A LA ESPAñOLA RECIPE

Steps:

• Finely grate 6 tomatoes, you want to end up with about 1 1/2 cups (20 ounces / 400 grams), roughly dice 1/2 green bell pepper, finely dice 1/2 onion and roughly mince 3 cloves of garlic
• Heat a fry pan with a medium heat and add in 2 tablespoons (30 ml) extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add in the diced onion and diced green bell pepper, mix with the olive oil, after 5 minutes add in the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add in 1/2 teaspoon (1.15 grams) sweet smoked Spanish paprika, give it a quick mix and then add in the grated tomato and season with sea salt & black pepper, mix together and simmer on a medium heat
• Meanwhile, heat a small fry pan with a medium-high heat and add in 1/4 cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil, after 3 to 4 minutes add one egg into the pan, let it sit in the hot olive oil for 1 minute, then slightly tilt the pan and using a spatula splash the hot olive oil over the egg to cook the egg whites, careful not to overcook the egg yolks, do this for about 5 to 10 seconds and then remove the egg from the pan, continue to cook your eggs with this technique until they are all done
• Once the eggs are cooked, the tomato sauce should have thickend up and all the flavors have came together, remove from the heat
• Divide the tomato sauce into 2 serving dishes, top off each dish with 2 fried eggs, lightly season the eggs with sea salt & black pepper, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and add one Spanish guindilla on top, serve at once, enjoy!

FLAMENCO EGGS

Steps:

• Cut the chorizo sausage into thin slices. Cut the morcilla sausage into slices approximately 1/2 inch thick.
• Chop the onion and slice the garlic cloves. Chop the peppers, removing the membrane and seeds.
• Heat oven to 350 F.
• Heat approximately 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed frying pan. Fry the chorizo and morcilla slices. Remove and set aside.
• In the same pan, sauté the onion, garlic, and pepper. Add the tomato sauce, paprika, and sherry wine and reduce.
• Divide the onion and pepper mixture between four glass, clay or ceramic oven-proof dishes. Arrange the pieces of chorizo and morcilla sausage on top in each of the dishes. Break two eggs on the top of each dish. Place the dishes in the hot oven until egg whites are cooked, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• While eggs are baking, crush stale bread into small pieces or crumbs using a mortar and pestle or food processor. Peel a garlic clove . Heat the same frying pan, adding 1 to 2 more tablespoons of olive oil. Add garlic cloves to oil and fry without burning the garlic.
• Remove garlic. Add the breadcrumbs to the pan and stirring, browning the crumbs quickly. Remove crumbs from pan and put in a bowl.
• When eggs are cooked, remove from oven and sprinkle seasoned bread crumbs over each dish.
• Serve and enjoy!

SPANISH FLAMING EGGS

Steps:

• Heat oven 375.
• Heat oil in a skillet. Add onions. Cook 5 minutes.
• Add the peppers, tomato paste and tomatoes.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce. Simmer 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Fill 6 sprayed ramekins with sauce, making hollows in the center with a spoon.
• Drop one egg in each.
• Bake 25 minutes.
• Top with avocado.