Gratin of Eggs with Chilli and
Chorizo
Anyone for grilled eggs? Not in the normal repertoire of cooking skills
I will admit, but a glorious dodge for cheats who do not have the time or
patience to hang around for ovens to pre-heat. Also, as we discovered further
back, sautéing can be easily accomplished under a grill, so that a meal such as
the following can be made all in one dish, thus eliminating the need to use, or
more importantly wash, a frying pan. The very special hero ingredient here has
two pluses: one, it's really authentic Spanish
chorizo made in
Serves : 2
Ingredients:
1 Small Red Pepper
1 Fat Red Chilli
1 Small Red Onion
1½ tbsp Olive Oil
1 x 150g
Pack of Spanish Taquitos
De Chorizo
4 Large Fresh Eggs
5oz / 150g Ready-Grated Strong
Cheddar
Salt and Freshly
Milled Black Pepper
Cayenne Pepper
Instructions:
1.
First,
switch the grill on to high and position the grill tray about 4 inches / 10cm
from the heat.
2.
If you
have a Mini Chopper, as all self- respecting cheats should, all you've got to
do now is trim off the stalks and de-seed the pepper and chilli and
roughly chop them before chopping them fairly small in the chopper (or with a
knife).
3.
The onion is peeled, quartered
and receives the same treatment.
4.
Now, toss
the pepper, chilli and onion in the olive oil in a
heatproof, shallow, square or oval gratin dish, about 8 inches / 20cm across
the base.
5.
Then place
the dish under the grill where it will take about 4 minutes to start sizzling
and turn golden.
6.
Then add
the chorizo,
toss it around in the oil
and give it another minute or two. It's nice when the onion begins to char a
bit at the edge, but don’t go away.
7.
When
you're happy with it, remove the dish from the grill and make four spaces in
the mixture.
8.
Then break
an egg into each space
and add some seasoning of salt
and pepper.
9.
Now
sprinkle the cheese
all over, making sure you pile up a bit extra over the yolks to protect them as
they tend to cook more quickly than the whites.
10.
Back under
the grill it goes, and it will take between 5 to 7 minutes, depending on how
you like your eggs.
1.
Sprinkle
with a little cayenne
pepper before eating.
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