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Spanish Eggs & Spinach | A Culinary Egg Dish from Jaén Spain

Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 jarred roasted red bell peppers
  • 2 slices baguette bread
  • 10 oz fresh bagged spinach 300 grams
  • 4 cage-free organic eggs
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.15 grams
  • 1/4 tsp cumin powder .51 grams
  • 1 tsp sherry vinegar 5 ml
  • 1/4 cup cold water 60 ml
  • sea salt & black pepper

EXTRAS

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 1 baguette

Instructions

  1. Heat a large nonstick fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add in 4 cloves of garlic (peeled), 2 jarred roasted red bell peppers and 2 slices of baguette (1/2 inch - 1.27 cm thick), fry all the ingredients until lightly browned on both sides, about 4 to 5 minutes, then remove from the pan (reserving the olive oil in the pan), transfer the ingredients into a mortar, add in 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika. 1/4 tsp cumin powder and 1 tsp sherry vinegar, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you form a paste, set aside

  2. Using the same pan with the same olive oil, heat it once again with a medium heat, after 1 minute start adding in some fresh spinach, a total of 10 ounces (300 grams), add it in there in batches so it doesn´t overflow out of the pan, mix the spinach with the olive oil so it easily wilts, once all the spinach has been added and wilted, add the paste we made earlier, season with sea salt & black pepper and add in 1/4 cup cold water, mix it all together until well combined and simmer until the water has reduced in half

  3. Meanwhile, crack 4 eggs into a bowl, season with a little sea salt & black pepper, lightly whisk between 5 to 6 seconds, making sure the yolks are broken but you can still see the egg whites

  4. Once the water has reduced in half (about 4 to 5 minutes), add in the whisked eggs, start mixing everything together, go between 2 to 3 minutes, you want the eggs to be fully cooked through but with a creamy texture, then remove from the heat and transfer into a serving dish, serve next to some slices of baguette that have been fried in olive oil, serve at once, enjoy!

  5. To make the fried slices of baguette, heat a small fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, after a couple of minutes add in the slices of baguette (1/2 inch - 1.27 cm thick) and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, only fry on one side

Recipe Notes

Get the Spanish Olive Oil I used to make this recipe