Portuguese Baked Eggs With Chorizo And Ricotta

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup spanish chorizo, finely diced
• 3 red bell peppers or 2 cups red bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 serrano peppers or 2 tablespoons serrano peppers, minced
• 1 medium onions or 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
• 6 garlic cloves or 2 tablespoons garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 14 1/2 ounces diced fire-roasted tomatoes
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, torn
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 loaf crusty bread, sliced

Recipe

• 1 adjust rack to lower-middle position. preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 sauce.
• 3 heat olive oil over medium-high heat. when oil is shimmering, add chorizo and cook, stirring, until fat is rendered, about 3 minutes.
• 4 add bell peppers and serrano peppers, onion, and garlic. continue cooking, stirring often, until vegetables soften, 5-7 minutes.
• 5 add chili powder, paprika, thyme, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 6 add tomatoes and basil. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes.
• 8 discard thyme and bay leaves. this can be covered and refrigerated up to 1 day in advance, but make sure sauce is warmed up before proceeding to eggs and cheese steps.
• 9 eggs and cheese.
• 10 spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and spread pepper sauce evenly in the dish, leaving 6 indentations to cradle the eggs.
• 11 evenly top divots with ricotta and crack an egg on top of each one.
• 12 sprinkle cheddar and parmesan cheeses on top. season with salt and pepper to taste. transfer to preheated 375-degrees-f oven to cook until eggs are just barely set and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
• 13 remove from oven and serve immediately with bread.