Rioja-Style Spanish Eggs | Huevos a la Riojana Recipe
These Rioja-Style Spanish Eggs, known in Spain as Huevos a la Riojana, are the reason why Spanish egg dishes are some of the best in the world. Loaded with flavors, easy to make and made with the most humble ingredients.
You can serve these Rioja-Style Spanish Eggs for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. Either way you go, make sure to serve this dish next to a crusty baguette, to mop up all that beautiful egg yolk goodness.
What really flavors this dish is the sweet smoked Spanish paprika and the extra virgin olive oil. These two ingredients are what really give this dish that big punch of Spanish flavors.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: To make this recipe, I used new potatoes. But you can use any potatoes you like. Yokon gold and golden delight are great substitutes. I also used cage-free organic eggs. The higher the quality of the ingredients, the better this dish will taste.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY SWISS DIAMON FRYING PANS
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SWEET SMOKED SPANISH PAPRIKA
SPANISH SEA SALT
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Rioja-Style Spanish Eggs | Huevos a la Riojana Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup + 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 90 ml + 60 ml
- 2 medium sized new potatoes
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1 large tomato
- 1/2 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 cage-free organic eggs
- 1 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 2.30 grams
- handful freshly chopped parsley
- sea salt & black pepper
Instructions
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Cut 2 potatoes into small 1/4 inch (0.635 cm) thick pieces, cut 1/2 green & 1/2 red bell pepper into thin strips, thinly slice 1/2 onion, thinly slice 3 cloves garlic and finely grate 1 tomato
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Heat a large fry pan with a medium to medium-high heat and add in 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add in the pieces of potatoes and mix with the olive oil, cook between 12 to 14 minutes, or until the potatoes are fully cooked through but not falling apart, remove the potatoes from the pan (reserving the oil in the pan) and set aside
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Using the same pan with the same heat, add in the sliced onion and sliced garlic, mix with the olive oil, after 2 minutes and the onions are translucent, add the strips of green & red bell pepper, continue to mix and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, then add in the grated tomato and 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika, give it a mix and cook for 2 minutes, then add the fried potatoes back into the pan and season with sea salt & black pepper, give it a mix and lower the fire to a low heat
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Heat a small fry pan with a medium to medium-high heat and add in 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 4 minutes add in one egg, let it sit in the olive oil for 40 seconds, then splash the hot olive oil over the top of the egg for about 10 seconds, careful not to overcook the egg yolk, remove from the pan, cook 2 more eggs in the exact same technique, then season the eggs with sea salt & black pepper
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Transfer the potatoes and vegetables into a large serving dish, place the fried eggs over them, all in a single layer, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, serve next to a crunchy baguette, enjoy!
Recipe Notes
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mel
31 . Jul . 2021This was soooooo delicious!!! thanks for this great recipe 🙂
Spain on a Fork
I am so happy to hear that! much love 🙂
01 . Aug . 2021John David Jones
Can you use crushed tomatoes as an alternative?
06 . Jun . 2021Spain on a Fork
Absolutely 🙂 much love
07 . Jun . 2021Kay
19 . Dec . 2020Thank you this was delicious. Very easy to follow. Will definitely make again
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So happy to hear that! thanks for the comment 🙂 much love
19 . Dec . 2020D o jones
19 . Dec . 2020I have tried lots of albs. Spanish dishes. I love going to Spain. But now because of travel restrictions. A taste of Spain has come to me cheers mate
Spain on a Fork
I´m so happy to hear that 🙂 much love and stay safe!
19 . Dec . 2020