Spanish food recipes - Huevos en salsa de almendras (eggs in almond sauce)

You will need
8 hard boiled eggs, quartered
20 blanched almonds
2 cloves garlic
2 slices of bread
1 tablespoon dry sherry 10 peppercorns
saffron
big pinch cinnamon
1 clove
300ml water or stock
parsley

In a pan heat some oil and fry the almonds,garlic and bread until the bread is crisp and the almonds golden. Put this into a blender and add the sherry, peppercorns, saffron, cinnamon, clove and (if using) a pinch of salt. Blend to a paste with a little of the water or stock and return it to the pan with the remaining liquid. Simmer for 5 minutes then add the hard boiled eggs and let them heat through. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with toast, bread or rice.

Spanish egg recipes

Tortilla Espanola (Spanish Omlette)
Tortilla Espinacas (Spinach omlette)
Tortilla Murciana (Murcia Omlette)
Piperrada (Basque omlette with pimientos)
Huevos al modo de soller (Mallorcan eggs)
Huevos Serranos (Mountain Eggs)
Huevos a la Cordobesa (Eggs in Córdoba style)
Huevos a la Flamenca (Eggs with ham and tomatoes)
Huevos en salsa de almendras (Eggs in almond sauce)

<< Back to main Spanish recipe page

Spanish recipe links: Recipes