HUEVOS ROTOS RECIPES

Steps:

• For the potatoes: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spread the potatoes and onions on a baking sheet and season with the smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste. Drizzle with the oil and roast until the potatoes are tender and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the eggs and ham, place a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and coat the bottom with the oil. Place a fine-mesh sieve over a medium bowl. Once the oil is hot, add the torn slices of jamón serrano to the pan and fry until crispy, about 30 seconds per side. Remove to the sieve and set aside. Turn the heat off the oil, sprinkle in the paprika and crack the eggs in, swirling the pan around to allow the oil to brush over the whites. Use a spoon to baste the eggs with the oil until the whites are fully cooked and the yolks are just barely set, 3 to 5 minutes.  
• Divide the potatoes into two shallow serving bowls and top each with one of the eggs, a few slices of the crispy jamón and a drizzle of the paprika oil from the pan. Garnish with the parsley and crushed red pepper flakes and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Line a nine-inch pie plate with the pastry. By all means build a rim with the pastry and flute it. This is essential for the amount of custard indicated in this recipe.
• Cover the bottom of the pastry with a round of parchment paper and add enough dried beans or peas to partly fill the shell. Bake 10 minutes.
• Reduce the oven heat to 375 degrees. Remove and discard the beans and parchment paper and set the pastry-lined pie plate aside.
• Cook the bacon until crisp and remove it from skillet. Pour off all but one tablespoon of the fat remaining in the skillet. Cook the onion in the remaining fat until the onion is transparent.
• Crumble the bacon and sprinkle the bacon, onion and cheeses over the inside of the partly baked pastry.
• Combine the eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce to taste. Strain the mixture over the onion-cheese mixture. Slide the pie onto a baking sheet.
• Bake the pie until a knife inserted one inch from the pastry edge comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. Let stand five or 10 minutes before serving.