Ovos à Moda do Alentejo

• Eggs 6 large
• Chouriço 200g
• Onion 1 medium
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Olive oil 30ml
• Bread 4 slices
• Salt 0.5 tsp
• Paprika 1 tsp

How to Make It

• 1

  Dice 200g of chouriço and 1 onion, and mince 2 cloves of garlic.

• 2

  Heat 30ml of olive oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat and sauté the chouriço until it releases its colorful oil.

• 3

  Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes until soft; add the garlic and 1 tsp paprika, stirring for 30 seconds.

• 4

  Create 6 small wells in the onion and chouriço mixture using a wooden spoon.

• 5

  Crack 6 eggs carefully into the wells, season them with 0.5 tsp salt, and reduce the heat to low.

• 6

  Cover the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny.

• 7

  Toast 4 thick slices of bread and place them on serving plates.

• 8

  Carefully lift each egg with some of the chouriço base onto the bread and serve immediately.