Moroccan Eggs & Mergues Sausage Poached In Red Sauce Recipe

"The sausage is cooked in a delicious smoky sauce of tomatoes, onion, garlic and Moroccan spices, the eggs are cooked on top poached right in the sauce. Merguez sausage is a Moroccan sausage made of lamb that can be found in specialty food markets, if you cannot find it then Spanish chorizo will work good."

Original is 4 servings

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (365.9 g)
Calories 649.1
Total Fat - 54.8 g
Saturated Fat - 15.8 g
Cholesterol - 393.2 mg
Sodium - 1749.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 12.4 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
Sugars - 4.8 g
Protein - 26.3 g
Calcium - 90.7 mg
Iron - 3 mg
Vitamin C - 18.8 mg
Thiamin - 0.3 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes Toss in the garlic and cook another 2 minutes. Add the sausage slices and sauté until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Lower the heat to medium-low and add the ras el hanout spices, smoked paprika and salt. Stir to combine and cook for a minute to lightly toast the spices. Add the tomatoes. Turn up the heat to medium and cook until the mixture has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes.