Portuguese Baked Eggs With Chorizo and Ricotta

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping, from Jennifer Olvera for Serious Eats blog. More at http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/02/portuguese-baked-eggs-with-chorizo-and-ricotta-recipe.html. Buy your ricotta at an Italian deli if you can. The sauce is very spicy; if you want to tone it down, remove the seeds and white membrane from the serranos or use a single jalapeno (also with seeds removed). The sauce may be made up to 1 day in advance; store it in the refrigerator, but be sure to warm it before proceeding with the recipe. These are perfect for brunch or for a dinner with crusty bread and a crisp green salad in a acidic vinaigrette."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• SAUCE

• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 59.14 ml spanish chorizo, finely diced
• 3 red bell peppers or 473.18 ml red bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 serrano peppers or 29.58 ml serrano peppers, minced
• 1 medium onions or 236.59 ml onion, thinly sliced
• 6 garlic cloves or 29.58 ml garlic, thinly sliced
• 7.39 ml chili powder
• 3.69 ml smoked paprika
• 3 sprig fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 411.06 g diced fire-roasted tomatoes
• 59.14 ml fresh basil leaf, torn
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

• EGGS AND CHEESE

• 236.59 ml ricotta cheese
• 6 large eggs
• 236.59 ml sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded
• 59.14 ml parmesan cheese, grated
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 loaf crusty bread, sliced

directions

1. Adjust rack to lower-middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. SAUCE.
3. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. When oil is shimmering, add chorizo and cook, stirring, until fat is rendered, about 3 minutes.
4. Add bell peppers and serrano peppers, onion, and garlic. Continue cooking, stirring often, until vegetables soften, 5-7 minutes.
5. Add chili powder, paprika, thyme, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
6. Add tomatoes and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes.
8. Discard thyme and bay leaves. This can be covered and refrigerated up to 1 day in advance, but make sure sauce is warmed up before proceeding to EGGS AND CHEESE steps.
9. EGGS AND CHEESE.
10. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and spread pepper sauce evenly in the dish, leaving 6 indentations to cradle the eggs.
11. Evenly top divots with ricotta and crack an egg on top of each one.
12. Sprinkle cheddar and Parmesan cheeses on top. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to preheated 375-degrees-F oven to cook until eggs are just barely set and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
13. Remove from oven and serve immediately with bread.

Reviews

[ForeverMama]

This recipe is more lovely and better than what I expected. The eggs were nestled all snug in their ricotta beds with the yummy sauce to round it out. I used Monteray and white cheddar cheeses and I also used a whole Portuguese chourico instead of 1/4 cup and it worked perfectly. I was bummed though that I cooked the eggs a little too long - watch the eggs as they cook quickly. We had this for dinner and sopped up the sauce with crusty bread as suggested. I can see how this recipe would work by making it the night before (adding the eggs the next day) and baking it in the morning or serving it for brunch. Perfect for Christmas morning but good anytime. Thank you KateL for a keeper!