Eggs Flamenco Food

FLAMENCO EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F, Warm four individual baking dishes, (Twelve to fourteen ounce dishes work best).
• Heat olive oil in frying pan and fry bacon/pancetta and chorizo over medium high heat until most of the oil is rendered out of the chorizo, remove about 3/4 fo the oil.
• Add onion and garlic, cook, stirring, until the onion is softened and translucent.
• Reduce heat, and add the bell peppers, sherry, and spices. Cook until softened. Correct the seasoning if necessary.
• Using a slotted spoon, divide amongst the baking dishes evenly, and divide the chopped parsley on top of them. In a small dish, break one of the eggs, swirl with a fork, (Do not beat the egg, just slightly mix the white and the yolk.) Pour egg over top of one serving dish. Repeat with the other three eggs and serving dishes.
• Bake the dishes 8 to 12 minutes, or until the eggs are set.
• Remove from oven carefully (It will be hot), garnish with the Migas, and serve.

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!

EGGS FLAMENCO WITH BLOODY MARYS

Steps:

• Coat a saucepan with olive oil, add the onions and bring to a medium heat. Season the onions with salt and sweat until the onions are soft and very aromatic, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the chorizo and pimenton and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and season with salt. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust, if needed.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Oil the cazuelas. Fill each dish about halfway with the tomato sauce. Break 2 eggs into each dish and sprinkle with the manchego cheese. Place the cazuelas into the oven and bake until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny, about 8 minutes.
• When the eggs are done, sprinkle with chives and serve with Bloody Marys.
• Eggselent!
• In a large pitcher, combine the vegetable juice, celery salt, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, Sriracha and sherry vinegar. Stir well to combine.
• Add some celery salt to a small plate. Run a lime wedge around the edge of the cocktail glasses and then dip the glasses in the celery salt. Fill the glasses two-thirds of the way with ice cubes. Add 2 ounces vodka to each glass and then fill the rest of the way with the Bloody Mary mix. Stir to combine and garnish with celery stalks and olives.

ANDALUSIAN FLAMENCO EGGS

Steps:

• Make a sofrito by frying the onion and peppers slowly in the olive oil, when they're soft add the garlic (approx. 10min).
• Continue to fry briefly until the garlic releases its aroma then add the tomatoes and smoked paprika and fry the sofrito gently for 15 min. Season to taste.
• Divide the sofrito into 4 ramekins, break 2 eggs on top of each and place 2 slices of ham, 2 slices of chorizo and a handful of peas on top.
• Preheat oven to 200C and bake the ramekins for about 10 mins or until the eggs are set but still runny.
• Garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.