Spanish Poor Man's Vegetable Stew

📝 Ingredients

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (45 ml)
• 2 slices baguette (1 inch / 2.50 cm thick each)
• 1 onion
• 8 cloves garlic
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 1/4 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika (3 grams)
• 2 tomatoes
• 3 potatoes (1.5 lbs / 700 grams)
• 3 cups water (720 ml)
• 4 cage-free organic eggs
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (8 grams)
• sea salt & black pepper
• fresh parsley for garnish

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat a stock pot with a medium heat and add in the olive oil
2. 2After a couple of minutes add in the slices of baguette and 4 whole cloves of garlic (skins removed), fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden fried all around
3. 3In the meantime, roughly chop the onion, roughly chop 4 cloves of garlic and cut the bell peppers into bite-size pieces
4. 4Once the slices of baguette and cloves of garlic are golden fried, transfer into a mortar and set aside
5. 5Using the same pan with the same heat, add in the chopped vegetables, mix every 1 to 2 minutes so everything evenly sautes
6. 6While the vegetables are cooking, cut the potatoes (peeled) into bite-size pieces that are 2 cm thick (3/4 inch)
7. 7After 5 to 6 minutes and the vegetables are lightly sauteed, add in the paprika, quickly mix together, then add in the tomatoes finely grated, mix together and then simmer without mixing
8. 8Once the grated tomato has slightly thickened, about 4 minutes, add in the chopped potatoes and season generously with sea salt & black pepper, mix together, then add in the water (just enough to cover the ingredients), add in the bay leaves and turn it up to a high heat
9. 9While the water is heating move back to the mortar with the fried bread and garlic, add in the chopped parsley and a pinch of sea salt, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you get a paste-like texture
10. 10Once the water comes to a boil in the stock pot, add in the bread and garlic paste, mix together until well mixed, then place a lid on the stock pot and lower to a low-medium heat
11. 11After 15 to 20 minutes and the potatoes are just cooked through (you can pierce with a toothpick to ensure they are done), crack in the eggs, all evenly spaced out, place the lid back on the stock pot and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until the eggs whites are set but the yollks are still slightly creamy, then remove from the heat
12. 12Transfer into shallow bowls and garnish with fresh parsley, enjoy!