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Txistorra con huevos fritos y patatas
Txistorra con huevos y patatas: thin paprika sausage, crisp chips and runny fried eggs, Pamplona-style
Txistorra is a long, thin, bright red fresh sausage from Navarre and the Basque Country, made from pork seasoned with garlic and sweet paprika. During San Fermín in July, Pamplona eats it at all hours: after the morning bull run it turns up on a plate with fried eggs and chips, a breakfast that could feed a farmhand. This contains pork (txistorra). Chef's tip: fry the txistorra without extra oil, since it gives up its own orange fat, and use that fat to baste the eggs.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Rinse the 1 ¾ lb floury potatoes in cold water and dry them very well on a clean cloth.
5 minStep 2: Heat the 3 ¼ cups olive or sunflower oil for frying in a deep pan to 300°F. Fry the chips in two batches for 6–7 minutes until soft but still pale. Lift them out and drain.
14 minStep 3: Raise the oil to 350°F and fry the chips again for 3–4 minutes until crisp and golden. Drain on paper and sprinkle with the 1 tsp salt. A common mistake is frying chips just once at a high heat: they brown outside before the middle is soft.
8 minStep 4: Meanwhile, put the 14 oz txistorra sausage in a dry frying pan over a medium heat and fry for 4–6 minutes, turning, until the skin is crackly and the inside is cooked through; it should reach 160°F in the middle.
6 minStep 5: Keep the txistorra warm. Add a spoonful of the frying oil to the orange fat in the pan, crack in the 4 eggs and fry over a medium heat, spooning the hot fat over the whites, for 2–3 minutes until the whites are set and lacy at the edges. For pregnant women, young children or anyone with a weakened immune system, cook until the yolks are firm.
3 minStep 6: Serve the chips, txistorra and eggs together on warm plates, with 4 slices crusty bread for the yolks.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 720 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 52 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does txistorra con huevos fritos y patatas take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of floury 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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