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Braised Eggs With Leek & Za'atar

Here's how you make Braised Eggs With Leek & Za'atar
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 15m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 30 grams unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 530 grams leeks (2 large leeks or 4 smaller, trimmed and cut into 1/2cm slices)
  • 2 lemons (small preserved lemons, pips discards, skin and flesh finely chopped, about 30 grams)
  • 300 ml vegetable stock
  • 300 ml vegetable stock
  • 200 grams spinach leaves (baby)
  • 6 large eggs
  • 90 grams feta cheese ( broken in 2cm pieces)
  • 1 tablespoon za'atar
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Put the butter and 1 tablespoon of oil into a large saute pan, for which have a lid, and place on a medium high heat and once the butter starts to foam, add the leeks, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and plenty of pepper for 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the leeks are soft.

  • Step 2: Add the cumin, lemon and vegetable stock and boil rapidly for 4 to 5 minutes, until most of the stock has evaporated and then fold in the spinach and cook for minute, until wiled, then reduce the heat to medium.

  • Step 3: Using a large spoon to make 6 indentations in the mixture and break one egg into each space and sprinkle the eggs with a pinch of salt, dot the fetta around ethe eggs, then cover the pan and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes, until the egg whites are cooked but the yolks are still runny.

  • Step 4: Mix the za'atar with the remaining tablespoon of oil and brush over the eggs and serve at once, straight from the pan.


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