Baked Eggs with Chorizo & Cannellini Beans

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This recipe pre-dates my 5 Ingredients philosophy.

Baked Eggs with Chorizo & Cannellini Beans

From Stonesoup

Inspired by Karen Martini’s husband’s favourite hangover cure from Where the Heart is.

The first time I made this dish I did as Karen suggested and scattered over about 100g marinated feta which worked well and I was planning to make it this time with some crumbled ricotta but we ended up eating the ricotta on Bourke St Bakery raisin and walnut toast for breakfast the day before so that wasn’t going to happen. To be honest the cheese was a nice touch but we didn’t really miss it at all. I mean with all that lovely chorizo and tomato to compliment the eggs a bit of cheese is hardly here nor there.

Serves 4
2T olive oil
4 chorizo, sliced
1 large red onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, peeled & sliced
4 sprigs oregano, leaves picked
1 x 400g (14oz) can tomatoes
4T tomato paste
1/4C red wine vinegar
2 x 400g (14 oz) cans cannellini beans, drained
4 eggs
green salad, to serve
sourdough toast, to serve

1. Preheat oven to 200C. Heat oil in a large flame proof casserole dish or frying pan. Cook chorizo over a medium heat until well browned.

2. Remove chorizo from the pan and reserve. Add onion to the pan and cook for 10mins or until softened and not browned. Add garlic and cook for a few more minutes before adding oregano, tomatoes, tomato paste and vinegar. Season and bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally for 15mins or until sauce has thickened so it is no longer watery.

3. Stir through beans and chorizo and smooth over top. Bring back to a simmer and remove from the heat. Using a spoon, make 4 egg sized indentations in the bean mixture and crack and egg into each hole.

4. Bake for 15mins or until egg whites are just cooked but the yolks are still lovely and runny. Remembering that this dish holds it’s heat so the egg will continue to cook after you remove it from the oven.

5. Divide between 4 warmed plates and serve immediately with toast and salad passed separately.