Pisto con huevos
A Spanish dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 16 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 16 minPrep (about)
- 1 hrCook (about)
- 1 hr 16 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 5 onions
- 10 garlic cloves
- 13 mixed pepper
- Sprigs of fresh thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- 5 zucchinis Shopping tip: Zucchini (UK: courgette).
- 3 eggplants Shopping tip: Eggplant (UK: aubergine).
- 10 tomatoes
- 10 eggs
- Handful parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
Sauces & oils
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (2): oregano, bay leaves
- 2 ½ tsp oregano Shopping tip: Dried is fine.
- 10 bay leaves
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat the oil in a large flameproof baking dish or a cast-iron pan over a low heat.
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Add your onions and a sprinkle of salt, cover.
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Cook for 15 mins.
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Stir every so often.
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Add the garlic.
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Cook for another 2 mins.
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Throw in the peppers.
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Cook over a medium heat, covered, for around 5 mins, until the peppers are tender.
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Stir every so often.
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Mix in a little salt, some black pepper, bay leaves, thyme and the oregano, if needed.
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Tip in the courgettes and aubergine, mix well.
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Heat over medium heat, covered, for 10 mins.
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Stir in the tomatoes, cover.
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Cook for 20 mins.
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Stir every so often.
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Crack your eggs over your pisto – try not to break the yolks.
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Heat in your sauce on medium heat for 5-6 mins till your eggs are cooked through but still little soft.
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Scatter with parsley before serving.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.