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Bastourma Eggs

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Bastourma Eggs

Egyptian spiced cured beef with scrambled eggs, intensely flavoured and fragrant with fenugreek. Frying the bastourma first and letting its spiced fat render into the butter carries all its flavour straight into the eggs.

Total time
15 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mediterranean
gluten-free

Ingredients

200gbastourma or pastrami, thinly sliced
8eggs
2 tbspbutter
1 tspground cumin
1 handfulfresh parsley
warm breadto serve

Instructions

1

Melt butter in a pan over medium heat.

2

Add bastourma slices and fry 1 minute each side until edges curl.

3

The fat from the bastourma will render into the butter.

4

Beat eggs with a pinch of cumin and season lightly.

5

Pour eggs over bastourma.

6

Scramble gently to desired consistency.

7

Scatter with fresh parsley.

8

Serve immediately with warm bread and olives.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
198
Protein
12.9g
Fat
15.4g
Carbs
1.3g
Fiber
0.2g
Sodium
147mg

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