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Huevos Revueltos - With Prawns and Baby Spinach

Recipe #130712 | 20 min | 8 min prep | SERVES 2 (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: bluemoon downunder

A variation of a popular tapas dish from Seville, the southern Spanish city acknowledged as the birthplace of the tapas tradition. When “Australian Vogue + Travel” magazine writer Terry Durack ate at his favourite tapas bar, the house specialty ‘cola de toro’ (bull’s tail) was unavailable and he found that everyone was eating ‘huevos revueltos acelgas y agulas’ which he described as “a juicy, loose dish of scrambled eggs with silver beet and tiny elvers (baby eels)”. Now as an ingredient, tiny elvers are probably hard for most of us to track down! Terry Durack now makes his ‘huevos revueltos’ with spinach and prawns. This is my adaptation of his recipe which I found in the August/September 2005 issue of “Australian Vogue + Travel”. He described the ‘huevos revueltos’ he ate in Seville as ‘divine’. An apt description of this dish, and as an added bonus it’s a quick and easy one to whip up. If the list of ingredients appeals to you, you'll love this recipe.

Posted on: Jul 21, 2005

Ingredients

  • 400 g baby spinach leaves
  • tablespoons olive oil
  • sea salt, to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper, to taste
  • medium egg or 5 large egg
  • tablespoon flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon spanish paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 3 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 200 g cooked prawns, peeled
  • Directions

    1. 1
      Wash the baby spinach leaves, then steam in the water still on the leaves, for about 1 minute or until the leaves are just beginning to wilt.
    2. 2
      Drain the baby spinach leaves well, lightly squeeze dry, then toss in a bowl with a little olive oil, and sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
    3. 3
      Break the eggs into a separate bowl, add the parsley, paprika, oregano, sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste, then lightly whisk together.
    4. 4
      Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and sauté the finely chopped onion and crushed garlic until it begins to soften but not brown.
    5. 5
      Add the prawns for a minute or two, tossing or stirring.
    6. 6
      Add the spinach, and continue to toss the ingredients in the pan.
    7. 7
      Pour the seasoned eggs into the spinach mixture, and stir gently over a medium heat, pausing for several moments at a time to allow the mixture to begin to set.
    8. 8
      If you want to be faithful to the spirit of the original Sevillian recipe, remove the pan from the heat while the eggs are still a little runny; or if - like me - you really do prefer your eggs not to be runny, leave them over the heat for just that bit longer.
    9. 9
      Serve immediately with warm crusty rolls.
    10. 10
      Variations: I have not tried these variations, but I think this basic recipe would also taste great with proscuitto, ham or bacon, which most of us are more likely to have on hand at all times. Or even with left-over chicken.

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    From: NcMysteryShopper

    On Jan 24, 2006

    I had this dish for lunch and it was delightful! I did add some red pepper flakes to it and used a bit less olive oil, but otherwise left it unchanged. I really liked this recipe. Fast, easy and delicious - what more could you ask for? Thanks Mordreth!

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 (507g)

    Recipe makes 2 servings

    Calories 490
    Calories from Fat 257 (52%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 28.6g 44%
    Saturated Fat 6.4g 32%
    Monounsaturated Fat 15.1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 4.1g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 753mg 251%
    Sodium 570mg 23%
    Potassium 1596mg 45%
    Total Carbohydrate 15.8g 5%
    Dietary Fiber 5.6g 22%
    Sugars 4.3g
    Protein 44.2g 88%
    Vitamin A 20060mcg 401%
    Vitamin B6 0.9mg 43%
    Vitamin B12 3.2mcg 53%
    Vitamin C 66mg 110%
    Vitamin E 7mcg 25%
    Calcium 332mg 33%
    Iron 11mg 63%

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