This recipe can be adapted to serve 6 to 8 by simply bumping up the bread, eggs and broth used. Add on 1 slice of bread and 1 egg preserving and 1 cup of broth per 2 additional servings.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan plus some for drizzling
- 3/4 pound chorizo sausage, in packaged meats case near kielbasa, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, 2 chopped and 1 crushed
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
- 6 medium size red potatoes, halved and thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
- 1 (28-ounce) can fire roasted diced tomatoes (recommended: Muir Glen)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 4 thick slices crusty farm house, country style bread
- 1/2 cup flat- leaf parsley leaves, a few large handfuls, picked
- 1 lemon, zest
- 1 orange, zest
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, eyeball it
- 4 eggs, 1 per serving
Directions
Preheat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat with 2 turns of the pan of olive oil, about 2 tablespoons. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring frequently, 3 minutes. Add the 2 cloves chopped garlic, onion, celery, carrot, potatoes, thyme, salt and pepper, cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and chicken broth and bring up to a bubble, turn the heat down to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
Fill a medium skillet with warm water. Bring water to a gentle simmer over medium low heat. As the water is coming up to a simmer proceed with making the garlic croutons and the zesty parsley sprinkle.
Toast the bread in the broiler or in a toaster oven. Once the bread is toasted, rub with the cracked garlic and then drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over it and reserve.
Pile the parsley leaves, lemon zest and orange zest on a cutting board. Run your knife through the pile until the parsley is finely chopped and the zests are completely incorporated into the parsley, reserve.
Once the water is at a bubble for poaching the eggs, pour the vinegar into the simmering water. Crack an egg into a small bowl. Gently pour the egg into the simmering water. Repeat with the remaining 3 eggs. Cook eggs for about 2 minutes for runny yolks, or about 4 for solid yolks. Do not allow the water to boil. Carefully remove the eggs with a slotted spoon to a towel-lined plate to drain.
To serve, pull thyme stems from chorizo-tomato stew, then arrange the garlic croutons in the bottom of 4 shallow soup bowls, ladle some of the stew on top of the garlic croutons, set eggs in place and sprinkle dish with zesty parsley sprinkle and serve.
Photo: Poached Eggs in Chorizo-Tomato Stew with Garlic Croutons Recipe
















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By alison924
Houston, TX
on March 20, 2012
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I really liked this and will definitely make it again! Good comfort food. The parsley-zest topping was well worth the extra effort. The orange flavor is wonderful! I think it would be great for a dinner party (with semi-adventurous guests because everything can be made ahead of time, except the eggs and toast, but the presentation is still impressive.
By maceylayne_12141138
Savannah, GA
on August 09, 2010
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Turned out to big a Big hit with my boyfriend and his friend. The garlic bread adds a nice bite to the soft froathiness of the poached egg. I made my own veggetarian version once. Removed the sausage (added more veggies and substituted chicken broth, for veggie .AMAZING!
By Jessen16
NJ
on June 28, 2010
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YOU ARE DUMB RATING A RECIPE USING MOUNTAIN DEW INSTEAD OF CHICKEN STOCK... HELLO? The two flavors are very different, so how can you judge a recipe if you didn't follow it? I can't stand people that do that! ANNOYING.
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