Alheira com Ovo

Name: Alheira com Ovo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 4 links fresh chicken sausage, pricked; 4 large eggs; 1 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, cut in cubes; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

40 minEasyServes 4500 cal/serving

PortugueseDinnerStovetopStandardNut-FreeShellfish-Free

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

4 links fresh chicken sausage, pricked
4 large eggs
1 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, cut in cubes
2 cloves garlic, smashed
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Instructions

1

Boil 1 lb cut in cubes Yukon Gold potatoes in water for 8 minutes, until nearly tender. Drain well.
2

Heat half of 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the potatoes and 2 cloves smashed garlic and fry 10 minutes, turning, until golden. Season with half of 1/2 tsp kosher salt and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper.
3

Heat a second skillet over medium heat. Add 4 links pricked fresh chicken sausage and cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning, until browned and they reach 165°F inside.
4

Move the sausages to a plate. In the same pan, fry 4 large eggs with 1 tsp olive oil added to the pan until the whites are set and the yolks are still soft.
5

Sprinkle 2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley and the remaining 1/2 tsp kosher salt over the potatoes. Serve the sausages with the eggs and potatoes.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Keep this recipe

Prints the ingredients and method only.

Questions

What is Alheira com Ovo?

Pan-fried poultry sausage served with a fried egg and garlic potatoes, a northern Portuguese plate. Alheira is a bread-and-poultry sausage from Trás-os-Montes; this version uses fresh chicken sausage, which is easier to find. This reference files it under Portuguese dinner: made on the stovetop, rated easy and about 40 minutes start to finish.

How long does Alheira com Ovo take?

As written, 40 minutes: 15 of prep and 25 of cooking. The longest single stretch is step 3 (15 minutes): "Add 4 links pricked fresh chicken sausage and cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning, until browned and they reach 165°F inside."

What temperature does Alheira com Ovo cook at?

Step 3 reads: "Add 4 links pricked fresh chicken sausage and cook 12 to 15 minutes, turning, until browned and they reach 165°F inside." That is about 75 C.

Does Alheira com Ovo contain eggs?

Yes: 4 large eggs. The full allergen list for this entry is eggs. Packaged ingredients vary by brand, so check labels if the allergy is serious.

How do I store and reheat Alheira com Ovo?

Refrigerate what is left of Alheira com Ovo within two hours and eat it within three days. Reheat uncovered in a 400 F oven (or an air fryer) for a few minutes to bring the crust back; the microwave softens it. Potatoes turn grainy in the freezer, so keep this one in the refrigerator.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,695 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.