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Baked Eggs with Sausage, Pepper and Potato Hash

A baked hash of potatoes, chorizo, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and eggs.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Baked Eggs with Sausage, Pepper and Potato Hash

serves 6
Oven350°F (175°C)

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the potatoes

  1. Combine potatoes with cold water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, simmer covered 25‑30 minutes until just tender. Drain, peel when cool, chill peeled potatoes loosely covered for 1 hour.

  2. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

  3. Dice the chilled potatoes. Saute in a skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium‑high heat for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.

Make the hash

  1. In a separate skillet with a non‑stick coating, saute the chorizo over medium‑high heat for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a cutting board to cool. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat, reduce heat to medium.

  2. Add the sliced onion to the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened. Add the sliced bell peppers and minced garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden and peppers have wilted.

  3. Cut the cooled chorizo into ½‑inch thick slices and add to the skillet with the tomatoes. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

  4. Add the wine, vinegar, oregano, and basil to the skillet. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until excess liquid has evaporated but mixture remains moist.

  5. Gently stir in the sautéed potatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the mixture to a 1½‑quart gratin dish, spreading evenly. Bring to room temperature and store chilled and covered, or continue with the recipe.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake the mixture in the oven for 10–20 minutes or until hot. Make six depressions in the hash. Carefully break one egg into each depression and bake an additional 15–20 minutes until the eggs are set.

  2. Serve. (Makes 6 servings)

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

838Calories
42 gProtein
45 gFat
62 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Boiling potatoes
Provide the starchy bulk of the hash, browning crisply in the fat.
Chorizo
Adds fat and smoky, spicy flavor that seasons the whole dish.
Onion
Softens and turns sweet as it cooks, building the base flavor.
Red bell peppers
Add sweetness and soft texture as they wilt into the mixture.
Eggs
Set in the hot hash during baking, giving a creamy, cooked topping.
Whole tomatoes
Add moisture and acidity that combine with the wine and vinegar.

The step that matters

Reduce the liquid until the mixture stays moist. Cooking off excess liquid keeps the hash from turning soggy in the oven, while leaving some moisture so the eggs cook gently in it.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive, butter, pork, onion, pepper, garlic):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Rosemaryfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive, butter, pork, onion, pepper, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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