Spanish-style Baked Eggs
Course: breakfast/brunch Skill level: easy Serves: 4
Oil, for frying
1 large red onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 red pepper, chopped roughly
½ tsp smoked paprika
100 g (3½ oz) chorizo, diced
1 x 400 g can chopped tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 medium eggs
50 g (1¾ oz) Colston Bassett Stilton Handful fresh parsley, chopped
Pre-heat the oven to 200 deg. C., 400 deg. F., Gas Mark 6.
Heat the oil in a non-stick, ovenproof frying-pan.
Add the onion and stir over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes until soft.
Add the garlic, pepper and paprika and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
Add the chorizo and tomatoes and season to taste.
Cook over a medium heat for
10 to 15 minutes until the mixture begins to thicken.
Using the back of a tablespoon, make four hollows in the tomato mixture and break one egg in each. Crumble Stilton over the top.
Transfer the pan to the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes or until the eggs are set and the yolk is still runny.
Scatter over the parsley and serve with crusty bread.