Turkish eggs with chorizo, yoghurt and sourdough

Turkish eggs with chorizo, yoghurt and sourdough. Photograph: Harry Weir
Turkish eggs with chorizo, yoghurt and sourdough. Photograph: Harry Weir
Serves: 2
Course: Brunch
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Prep Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 50g chorizo
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 4 large eggs
  • 100g thick natural yoghurt
  • Juice and zest of half a lemon
  • Sea salt
  • Sliced sourdough bread
  • Dill fronds, to garnish
  1. Start by seasoning your yoghurt: add the juice and zest of half a lemon to the yoghurt before seasoning with salt and mixing, then set aside in the fridge
  2. Place a large heavy-based saucepan on the heat filled with water, bring it to the boil and season with salt. Gently stir the water with a spoon before dropping the eggs in, reduce the heat and cook for three minutes until soft poached.
  3. While the eggs cook, place a non-stick pan on a medium heat, dice up the chorizo and add to the pan with some vegetable oil. Cook over a medium heat for a minute until the chorizo starts to release its oils. Now go in with the garlic and chilli flakes and cook for a further minute until the garlic slices are just browning.
  4. Spoon the yoghurt on to the plate and top with the poached eggs, drizzle the chorizo and oil over the top like a dressing and finish with the dill. Serve with sliced sourdough bread.
Mark Moriarty

Mark Moriarty

Mark Moriarty is an award winning chef, TV host, author and Irish Times columnist.