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Alheira com ovo e batata frita
Garlic sausage with egg and chips
Alheira de Mirandela com ovo: roast garlic bread sausage with a fried egg and chips
PortugueseMirandela, on the Tua river in Trás-os-Montes, is the home of alheira, a garlicky smoked sausage of bread and poultry, said to have been invented by Jewish families who needed something that looked like pork sausage. Today most alheiras contain pork, so this dish contains pork; look for the rare poultry-only kind if you avoid it. In every northern café it comes the same way: roasted until the skin crackles, with a fried egg, chips and sautéed greens. A common mistake is frying the alheira over a high heat, so the skin bursts and burns before the inside is hot. Chef's tip: prick the skin a few times and roast it in the oven rather than frying, so it stays whole and crisp.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 alheirasabout 200 g each
- 1 ⅛ lb potatoesfloury type, peeled and cut into chips
- 4 ¼ cups sunflower oilfor deep-frying
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 7 oz turnip greens, spring greens or spinachshredded
- 1 clove garlicsliced
- ½ tsp salt
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F. Prick the 2 alheiras 3 or 4 times with a cocktail stick and roast on a lined tray for 20–25 minutes, turning once, until the skin is browned and crisp and the inside is steaming hot (165°F).
25 minStep 2: Rinse and dry the 1 ⅛ lb potatoes well. Heat the 4 ¼ cups sunflower oil to 350°F and fry the chips for 6 minutes, until soft but pale. Lift out, heat the oil to 375°F and fry again for 2–3 minutes, until golden and crisp. Drain and sprinkle with the ½ tsp salt.
15 minStep 3: Meanwhile, warm half the 2 tbsp olive oil with the 1 clove garlic in a frying pan, add the 7 oz turnip greens, spring greens or spinach and cook for 3–4 minutes, until wilted and bright.
4 minStep 4: Wipe the pan, add the rest of the olive oil and fry the 2 eggs over a medium heat for 3–4 minutes, until the whites are completely set and the edges lacy; cook the yolks firm if serving anyone vulnerable.
4 minStep 5: Put an alheira on each plate, slit it open if you like, and top with a fried egg, with the chips and greens alongside.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 980 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 66 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does alheira com ovo e batata frita take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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