"Huevos Rotos" literally "Broken Eggs"
Tapas, Chorizo, Fried Egg, Jamon Serrano
I have to admit things were not going smoothly Saturday morning as my Mum and I prepared breakfast. There was some debate with the Blog Monster as to how this dish was really made.
“Jamon.” I said.
“Chorizo!” She answered
“Jamon!!” I replied
“Chorizo! This is what we used to do in the restaurant” she countered.
You see we were trying to cook up a tapas dish called “Huevos Rotos” – which literally means “Broken Eggs.” Imagine a fried egg presented over a bed of pan fried potatoes, garlic, chorizo (or Jamon Serrano depending on who was making the dish). The egg is then broken and scattered all over the rest of the dish. It’s wonderful with a piece of warm bread. And, while we were having it for breakfast, you can have it any time of the day.
I first tried a variation of this dish in a Madrid Restaurant called Casa Lucio. They call it “Huevos Estrellados” and they are acclaimed worldwide for it. When I first saw it served to me, I said to myself “they’re just french fries with a fried egg on top”… but I have to admit – it was out of this world. If you want to be extra indulgent, pay a little more and you get a some Jamon on the side.
You can imagine, two stubborn cooks in one little kitchen disagreeing about how to make a simple tapas dish. Each of us was insisting that our own version was correct.
Huevos Rotos
In the end, we decided to put both… and it was amazing!
Recipe – Serves 2
- 2 eggs
- 1 chorizo, diced
- 1 large potato, cut into 1 1/2 cm dice
- 3 slices, Jamon Serrano, torn up
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and and the potatoes, cook on medium high until browned, around 10 minutes or until you can pierce the potato with a fork without resistance.
- Remove the potatoes from the pan and now add the chorizo pieces and fry until nicely browned.
- Remove the chorizo and add the garlic and lightly fry until there is some colour on the garlic chips.
- Remove the garlic and use the same pan to fry and egg.
- To assemble, lay the potatoes, chorizo and garlic on a plate, top with the fried egg and lay some torn pieces of Jamon Serrano on the side. Serve with toasted bread.
Fried Potatoes, Chorizo, Garlic Chips, Jamon Serrano and a Fried Egg
Trissalicious 
I have been to Casa Lucio, and let me tell you that the Huevos Rotos there is amazing. It is cramped, and hot inside, go casual and be prepared for some amazing food.
I had the dish with chorizo and I got some Jamon on the side.
Holy crap, to me it beats out every other dish I have had in Spain (except for maybe a foie dish I had at a market). If I didn’t have breakfast for dinner last night I would make this, but it looks like it will have to wait a few days, I need to source some good Spanish chorizo first.
I used to live in Madrid, and I’ve had Huevos Rotos in restaurants that had morcilla (black pudding) in it instead of jamon serrano or chorizo. I really liked it because I love morcilla! I’ve also had it with pieces of salchicha (hot dog) in some other places, and with french fries instead of fried potatoes, and sometimes with green chillies! It’s one of my favourite dishes 😀
We live in Madrid, but have never been to Casa Lucio, although we are aware that it’s world famous for there version. We made Huevos Rotos the other day and included Jamon, but will definitely be giving it a go with some Chorizo and garlic next time. I like your site and will definitely be coming back, keep up the good work!
Whatever you put into it I am sure it would taste wonderful with both or either of the two!
Yum! I want this. Right now! I love breakfast and this looks like absolute perfection. You and your mom are a super team. 🙂
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Oooooh I love love love brunch food. This looks so super good. Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh that looks sooooo good and reminiscent of breakfast i had on Sunday at Danks St Depot: Poached eggs with bacon hash….
Oh Trissa! What a great breakfast! Love the running egg yolk…gorgeous!
beautiful!!!! and the photo is just spectacular.
Yum! That’s all my favourite things (besides chocolate) in one dish! Love it.
Very beautiful blog and very very beautiful pictures.
I’ll come back.
See soon.
mmmmm runny eggs! i love runny eggs.
love the compliments with it. heehee.
perfect breakfast!
What a gorgeous breakfast to wake up to. I love runny eggs, the way you prepared them is just perfect ^_^
I don’t mind either one. Just have jamon and chorizo on it. Sounds like my kind of Sunday brunch!
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Whether it’s made with jamon or chorizo, this dish sounds superb!
you’re both right..chorizo and jamon are equally delicious…yum-yum!
You’ve got a win-win solution and put disagreement to an end. Great!
Wow, love your breakfast!
This looks like such a great brunch dish! I love eggs – there’s something undeniably comforting about them – esp when paired with salty cured meats AND fried potatoes =) Happy, happy!
Perfect solution to the problem. You could have added some bacon too 😉
I love both chorizo and jamon. I will have both in my dish 🙂 What a great recipe for a hearty breakfast!
Your mum is so funny. It looks so delicious Trissa. Glad you decided to use from the jamon and the chorizo. You can go wrong with those. They are both so tasty.
I will be honest: I can’t cook with anyone else in my kitchen. I don’t even want my spouse to help me a bit. The kitchen is my territory. 🙂
Yum I love chorizo! Great breakfast 🙂
Ha! I remember having this dish in Spain! Our Spanish ‘daughter’ prepared it for us as a late afternoon tapas offering… without the jamon serrano. She also prepared wonderful blood sausage medallions that were dredged in flour, rolled in white rice and seared in a butter/olive oil … so delish with a red table wine that her uncle made on his farm . It was wonderful – Spanish comfort food!
Haha I agree with everyone, why choose one when you can have both! Ahh eggs, I have been craving them so badly everyday! Do you ever get weird egg cravings like that?
A lovely looking breakfast well suited to a lazy Sunday morning. Gorgeous pictures too.
This would be the perfect dish for breakfast… or lunch… or dinner… or supper. The oozy egg photo is gorgeous!
I’m amused to hear of mom and daughter arguing in the kitchen. Sounds familiar 😀 Apart from my girls, I don’t think I can ever cook with any one else in my kitchen…I’ll mess up my own cooking LOL. But I do love this dish….because of the soft egg. I’ll go for 2!
Ooooohhhh Trissa this is breakfast for the kings!! And a big LOL @ your backstory… you cannot have mum and I on the same kitchen too otherwise we do argue about things too!
I love the BMMMMMMM, she is great. And if you were in Nigeria, you’d receive a good talking to for calling Mom a BM….but understand and this looks YUMMMMMMMMMMMY. I”ve been looking for new egg recipes – from baked eggs to scotched egg meatloaf and now this…..completes the trio. Thanks
I’m glad you put both! Looks awesome!
Hi Trissa,
This not only looks amazing, but you give me inspiration to shoot again. You do happen to be enjoying summer light though, and it’s been getting dark here by late afternoon. (The cause of my frustration). I almost want to give up until spring!
These shots and this breakfasty dish are beautiful!
Laura
That dish looks amazing! I love the chorizo and egg combo and this seems like a great way to have them both!
I see you’re working that macro lens to create drool-inducing photos! Btw, we only have ONE Tim Tam cookie left. No one is willing to eat the last one of the stash. 🙂
Whoa!!! That is some brekkie, dear girl! Totally worth waking up for. Yeah, when in doubt, throw in everything!
HA! I like your mom, she is a character.
And this breakfast dish looks hearty, and delicious!
LOL I would’ve put both myself. Or maybe let her put the chorizo, then I’d go and eat the jamon in a quiet corner. Either way, that’s one helluva breakfast 😀
triss this brings back so many childhood memories like the breakfasts mama and i would have when everyone was at work. looks yummy. send me some from sydney.
How I’d love to be a fly on the wall in your kitchen Trissa. I think you solved it the best way possible, jamon and chorizo, yes please! (Love runny yolks, that pic made me drool)
LOL! The “blog monster”…whatever you put in it, it certainly looks delish! But I can see from the first pic you and your mum reached some sort of compromise.
What a tasty looking breakfast!
Hi Trissa,
Sounds like you’re having a great time doing foodie stuff with your mum. Looking forward to seeing what else you ladies come up with! 🙂
Aha! When in doubt, use it all!
I could practically smell that photo….I’m ready for breakfast. (When will I learn not to read blogs until AFTER I have eaten???)
I would love have both of course. I love eggs on top of it and oozing egg yolk is just perfect.