These eggs are cooked somewhere between soft and hard boiled, giving them a solid shape with a yielding middle. We've served them rolled in a hazelnut 'dukkah': a traditional Egyptian spice blend seasoning made with toasted nuts. Finished with a cool garlic yoghurt and harissa braised cherry tomatoes. Eggstra special stuff!
Prep Time
35 min
Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Use within
6-7 days
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Cooking Instructions
Instructions for 2 people (double for 4)
1
Boil a kettle and preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ 425°F/ Gas 7
Rinse the freekeh in a sieve under the cold tap, then add it to a pot (with a lid) with 500ml [1L] of water over a high heat
Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 20-25 min or until cooked through, but with a slight bite
2
Add the hazelnuts to a small baking tray and put the tray in the oven for 4-5 min or until they've slightly darkened
Meanwhile, peel and finely chop (or grate) the garlic
Combine half the garlic (reserve the rest for step 6) with the yoghurt, a drizzle of olive oil and salt and pepper
Mix well and set aside until serving
3
Carefully add the eggs to a pot of boiling water with a large pinch of salt over a high heat
Cook for 7 min for perfect mid-boiled eggs
Tip: the salt prevents the eggs from cracking
4
Add the toasted hazelnuts and cumin seeds to a food processor
Blitz into a sandy nutty rubble (alternatively use a pestle and mortar)
Season generously with salt and pepper and stir in the nigella seeds - this is your dukkah
Transfer it to a plate and set aside
5
Fill a bowl of very cold water with ice (Gousto's ice packs are perfect)
Once the eggs have had 6 min, drain and put them into the ice water (to stop them cooking further)
Tip: alternatively, run them under very cold running water for 3 min, then set aside in a bowl of cold water
Reserve the egg pot and give it a rinse out
6
Meanwhile, chop the tomatoes in half
Return the egg pot to a medium heat with 1-2 tsp olive oil (or a knob of butter for extra richness)
Once hot, add the tomatoes, the remaining garlic, harissa paste and a pinch of salt and sugar
Cook for 5-7 min on until they've softened
7
Meanwhile, drain and return the cooked freekeh to its cooking pot
Chop the dill finely, including the stalks and stir most of it through the freekeh (leave the rest for garnish), season generously with salt and pepper
Peel the eggs carefully
Roll the peeled eggs in the dukkah mix until fully coated
8
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