Portuguese Eggs In Cotton Recipes

EGGS PORTUGUESE STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in an oven-safe skillet (I use cast iron) over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic and zucchini. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and cook an additional 5 minutes until zucchini is crisp tender. Add tomato sauce, parsley, basil, and oregano. Simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.
• In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Whisk until blended. Pour over mixture in skillet. Cook until eggs are set, but still moist on top. Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Meanwhile, preheat broiler. Place skillet under broiler and broil until cheese melts, about 1 minute. Cut into wedges and serve.

PORTUGUESE EGG TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Place the pie crust mix into a bowl, and lightly rub the butter and water into the mix until the mixture holds together well enough to form a ball. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead several times to make the dough more elastic. Form into a ball again, and cut the ball in half; cut each half into half again (4 pieces); cut each quarter into thirds to make 12 total pieces. Roll the pieces into balls, and set aside.
• Beat together the egg yolks, sugar, cream, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl until light and foamy, about 3 minutes; strain the filling through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl.
• Press a dough ball into the bottom and about 1 1/2 inches up the sides of a prepared muffin cup; repeat for remaining dough pieces. Spoon each crust about 80 percent full of the egg yolk mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crusts are golden brown, the filling is set, and the tarts are lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

PORTUGUESE SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Add oil to large frying pan, enough to sauté the onions. Heat to medium high heat.
• Cut the onions in quarters then slice the quarters. Add the onions to hot frying pan and sauté until softened.
• Peel and dice the tomatoes then add to the softened onions. Cook until tomatoes are tender. (See the 2nd picture).
• Beat the eggs with the hot sauce, salt and pepper then add to the frying pan, stirring to blend with the tomatoes & onions.
• Let cook slightly, then gently scramble until eggs are cooked. I like large pieces of egg when I scramble.
• Note: Serve with potatoes that have been boiled. Slice the unpeeled potatoes into 1/2" slices and boil until tender with 3 whole garlic cloves, salt and hot pepper flakes.

EGGS PORTUGAL

Steps:

• Fry sauage.
• Grease 9 x 12 baking dish. Put bread on bottom. Add grated cheese, then sausage.
• Add milk to beaten eggs, salt, papper and mustard. Combine and pour over bread mixture. Put in frig overnight.
• Mix 1 can mushroom soup, drained mushrooms, and vermouth. Pour over 1st. mixture and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• Enjoy!

PORTUGUESE BAKED EGGS WITH CHORIZO AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• Adjust rack to lower-middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• SAUCE.
• Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. When oil is shimmering, add chorizo and cook, stirring, until fat is rendered, about 3 minutes.
• Add bell peppers and serrano peppers, onion, and garlic. Continue cooking, stirring often, until vegetables soften, 5-7 minutes.
• Add chili powder, paprika, thyme, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add tomatoes and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes.
• 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.
• EGGS AND CHEESE.
• Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and spread pepper sauce evenly in the dish, leaving 6 indentations to cradle the eggs.
• Evenly top divots with ricotta and crack an egg on top of each one.
• 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.
• Remove from oven and serve immediately with bread.

PORTUGUESE HARD-BOILED EGGS (OVOS DUROS A PORTUGUESA)

Steps:

• Cut the tomatoes crosswise in half and remove the pulp.
• Season lightly with salt and pepper, and cook in hot oil for a few minutes.
• Place a freshly shelled egg in each tomato half and pour over them a little thick tomato sauce or puree.