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Huevos a la flamenca
Huevos a la flamenca: Seville's eggs baked on a sofrito with peas, asparagus, chorizo and ham
This contains pork (chorizo and serrano ham). Seville has served huevos a la flamenca since at least the nineteenth century, and its old taverns still bring it to the table in individual clay dishes: eggs baked on a tomato sofrito, ringed with peas, asparagus tips, slices of chorizo and ham and strips of red pepper, as colourful as a flamenco dress. It makes a fine lunch with crusty bread. Chef's tip: warm the dishes with the sofrito before adding the eggs, so the whites set quickly from below while the yolks stay soft.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan).
Step 2: Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry 1 onion and 2 cloves garlic for 6–8 minutes until soft and golden. Add the diced half of 1 ¾ oz cooking chorizo and fry for 2 minutes until it releases its red oil.
10 minStep 3: Add 14 oz chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika and ½ tsp salt and simmer for 10 minutes, until thick and jammy. Stir in 5 ½ oz peas and cook for 2 minutes.
12 minStep 4: Divide the sofrito between 4 individual ovenproof dishes, or spread it in one 25 cm dish. Heat in the oven for 5 minutes.
5 minStep 5: Make hollows and crack in 8 eggs, two per dish. Arrange 8 green asparagus tips, 2 ⅛ oz serrano ham, 1 roasted red pepper and the sliced half of 1 ¾ oz cooking chorizo around them.
Step 6: Bake for 8–10 minutes, until the whites are set and opaque but the yolks are still soft. A common mistake is leaving them in until the yolks harden; take them out when the white no longer looks glassy. For anyone vulnerable, bake until the yolks are firm.
10 minStep 7: Scatter with parsley and serve sizzling, with bread.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 410 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 15 g
- Fat
- 27 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does huevos a la flamenca take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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