
Eggs Fabada
A slow-simmered spanish pot of eggs, root vegetables and rich broth — dinner that tastes like a warm kitchen on a cold day. 55 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Onion2, chopped
- Garlic4 cloves, minced
- Potato3 medium, cubed
- Olive Oil2 tbsp
- Eggs6
- Carrot2, thickly sliced
- Stock or Broth750 ml
- Chorizo150 g
- Butter Beans2 cans
- Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the eggs well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
- 2
Lift the eggs out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the smoked paprika.
- 3
Return the eggs, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
- 4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
- 5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.
Chef's tip
Prep everything before the heat goes on — spanish cooking moves fast once it starts.
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