Shared Kitchen

Real food from scratch

  • Home
  • About us
  • Cook’s notes
  • Ilaria’s Kitchenette
  • Shop
  • Search

Eggs with Chorizo & Manchego

—

12 January 2021 BY Julie Biuso
SERVES: 3-4

Eggs with Chorizo & Manchego

Here's a handy nutritious and tasty mid-week meal. Serve with crusty bread.

Ingredients
—

3 Tbsp olive oil 2 firm semi-dry chorizo sausages (about 225g / 8 oz), sliced 2 large onions, peeled and thickly sliced ½ tsp smoked Spanish paprika ½ tsp roasted ground cumin seeds 250g (8 oz) cherry tomatoes, halved 2 Tbsp roughly chopped parsley ¼ tsp salt, or to taste Freshly ground black pepper to taste 4-6 medium (size 6) free-range eggs, at room temperature 100g (3-4 oz) manchego cheese, sliced Crusty bread to serve

Method
—

1 Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).

Heat a smidgin of oil in a large, non-stick or heavy-based frying pan (skillet) over medium heat. When hot add the chorizo. Cook for a few minutes on each side, then transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.

2 Discard fat then wipe out pan. Reheat pan, adding remaining oil, then add onions. Cook gently for about 15 minutes, until softened down and starting to brown. Stir in smoked paprika and cumin, cook through for 1 minute, then add cherry tomatoes. Cook for 2-3 minutes, just to mix them in but not to soften them completely. Stir through chorizo and most of the parsley, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

3 If the pan has an ovenproof handle, cook the eggs in it, otherwise transfer mixture to a shallow ovenproof dish. Make 4-6 indentations in the mixture and break eggs into them (I always keep back some of the egg white as there is too much of it). Cover dish with a lid (or buttered baking or parchment paper then press foil tightly around). Transfer to oven and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until eggs are done to your liking, preferably with the whites just set and the yolks still soft; remember eggs will continue cooking once they come out of the oven. Remove foil and paper if used, then top eggs with sliced manchego cheese and a dusting of parsley. Serve immediately with crusty bread.

Recipe Notes

Chorizo comes as a fresh sausage that must be cooked, or dried, to be served like salami, or quickly fried off to develop more flavour.

You want chorizo that is between fresh and squishy soft, and firm – at least firm enough to slice easily – but definitely avoid any that is as dry as boot leather.

Manchego cheese is a semi-hard Spanish cheese made from the milk of the manchega breed of sheep. It has a particularly sweet taste with a creamy texture and slight tang to finish. If not available use pecorino romano and a dry cheddar.

Eggs with Chorizo & Manchego
Cook onions until tender and lightly golden.
Eggs with Chorizo & Manchego
Stir in paprika and cumin.

Eggs with Chorizo & Manchego
Add cherry tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes, just to soften them.
Eggs with Chorizo & Manchego
And in you go with the bread …

Share Share on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Share on Facebook
Facebook

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You might also like...

Pineapple – Easy to prepare when you know how
Removing the eyes (little pesky bits) from a pineapple, and the core, ensures a tender mouthful of juiciness with every slice.
The remarkable date
Dates are seriously good for you. True!
Vegetable & Cannellini Bean Soup
This soup is a beauty. It used up half a dozen cans of my Covid stock of beans and tomatoes in the tests, and I was thankful for that, but it is the flavours I love, especially the day after making. It seems richer and tastier then
Manuka-smoked Ōra King Salmon, Goat’s Cheese & Lighthouse Gin
Just because this was the winning King Ora Salmon Dish 2016 doesn't mean you can't make it at home ... Marc Soper shares his secrets.
Devilled Chicken Wings
Something for summer days, easy, tasty, everyone loves these ...

About this blog

Julie Biuso

Shared Kitchen is an ongoing collaboration between longtime New Zealand food personality Julie Biuso and upstart food blogger Ilaria Biuso.

Subscribe

Keep up to date with all the latest.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Essentials

  • 10 minutes with…
  • Tastings
  • Kitchen things we like
  • Reviews
  • Sites I like
  • Weights & measures
  • Copyright & disclaimer

Categories

  • Recently posted
  • Julie’s Blog
  • Ilaria’s Blog & Recipes
  • Special occasions
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter
  • Wine & drinks

Posts by month

  • + 2022
    • June (93)
    • May (70)
    • April (79)
    • March (116)
    • February (80)
    • January (9)
  • + 2021
    • December (13)
    • November (17)
    • October (13)
    • September (21)
    • August (12)
    • July (14)
    • June (13)
    • May (9)
    • April (10)
    • March (15)
    • February (11)
    • January (13)
  • + 2020
    • December (11)
    • November (16)
    • October (21)
    • September (19)
    • August (10)
    • July (7)
    • June (4)
    • May (4)
    • April (28)
    • March (15)
    • February (25)
    • January (13)
  • + 2019
    • December (18)
    • November (21)
    • October (18)
    • September (24)
    • August (27)
    • July (30)
    • June (19)
    • May (30)
    • April (38)
    • March (23)
    • February (24)
    • January (18)
  • + 2018
    • December (21)
    • November (25)
    • October (28)
    • September (23)
    • August (26)
    • July (27)
    • June (27)
    • May (25)
    • April (15)
    • March (20)
    • February (22)
    • January (19)
  • + 2017
    • December (13)
    • November (22)
    • October (23)
    • September (18)
    • August (25)
    • July (17)
    • June (22)
    • May (21)
    • April (19)
    • March (25)
    • February (19)
    • January (23)
  • + 2016
    • December (8)
    • November (17)
    • October (21)
    • September (22)
    • August (23)
    • July (13)
    • June (19)
    • May (22)
    • April (17)
    • March (21)
    • February (15)
    • January (15)
  • + 2015
    • December (20)
    • November (17)
    • October (10)
    • September (23)
    • August (16)
    • July (6)
    • June (13)
    • May (17)
    • April (8)
    • March (12)
    • February (8)
    • January (21)
  • + 2014
    • December (4)
    • November (2)
Shared Kitchen Online Shop

SHARED KITCHEN COOKBOOK

Buy our Shared Kitchen Cookbook

Get a signed copy by Julie & Ilaria Biuso

Julie & Ilaria Biuso Win BEST IN THE WORLD 2021 GOURMAND BOOK AWARDS

SHARED KITCHEN Real Food From Scratch wins 2021 Gourmand Award

SHARED KITCHEN Real Food From Scratch has won Best In The World in the Blogger category at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards announced in Paris this month.

Gourmand Cookbook Awards 2015 Best Food Blogsite New Zealand

Gourmand Cookbook Awards 2015 Best Food Blogsite New Zealand

PRESS COVERAGE

Print  Radio  Television

Shared Kitchen radio and print interviews

Shared Kitchen

Shared Kitchen
Julie Biuso
2020

  • Home
  • About us
  • Cook’s notes
  • Ilaria’s kitchenette

© 2020 Please see our copyright page for conditions on use of content here

  • Home
  • About us
  • Ilaria’s Kitchenette
  • Store
  • Categories
    • Special occasions
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Dessert
    • Baking
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    • Wine & drinks
    • Back
  • Essentials
    • 10 minutes with…
    • Kitchen things we like
    • Recently posted
    • Reviews
    • Tastings
    • Tips & tricks
    • Something for the weekend
    • Weights & measures
    • What’s at the farmers’ markets
    • Back