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Iraqi Eggs with Lamb and Tomatoes

December 3, 2014 by Samantha
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Iraqi Eggs with Lamb and Tomatoes | My Kitchen Love

This egg and lamb dish always ends up being one that I have to serve in our house; otherwise, G eats all of it leaving little for the tiny ladies and I. I can see where he’s coming from, it’s terribly good. I make a small side salad and load with up with naan bread to complete this quick and easy weekday meal. The lamb is cooked with some dried curry powder and tomatoes. The whole dish is topped off with fresh parsley and some crushed chili flakes (optional). The combination of flavours is great and I find it solidifies the dish in the dinner category, but if you dig curried lamb for breakfast, have at it. I love the way the creamy soft yolks mix into the curry-scented lamb all to be sopped up by naan bread. Winner for sure for its relatively short ingredient list to a primarily hands off dinner you and your family will enjoy.

For the littles, I add in some Greek yogurt mixed with 1/2 a minced garlic and 1 tbsp lemon juice (shown in the bowl in the photo below). Z & I love curry with yogurt. For now. As it goes with toddlers;)

Iraqi Eggs with Lamb and Tomatoes | My Kitchen Love

 

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Iraqi Eggs with Lamb and Tomatoes
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 
Curried lamb and tomatoes with baked eggs for a supremely delicious and quick supper.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Servings: 4
Author: Samantha
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb ground lamb or beef will work too. Lamb does taste a bit more flavourful however.
  • 1 medium yellow onion minced
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
  • 1 tsp yellow curry powder
  • 2 small vine-ripe tomatoes cored and roughly chopped (or 1 x 14 oz can of diced tomatoes)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 eggs
  • Crushed red chile flakes for garnish
  • Naan or flatbread for serving (optional)
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400° F.
  2. Heat oil in a 12" ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Cook lamb, stirring and breaking up meat into small pieces, until browned, 3–4 minutes. Add onion; cook until soft, 4–6 minutes. Stir in 1/2 of the parsley, the curry powder, tomatoes, salt, and pepper; cook until tomatoes begin to break down, 3–4 minutes. Make 4 wells in lamb mixture; crack 1 egg into each. Bake until the egg whites are set and yolks are still runny, 5–7 minutes.
  3. Garnish with remaining parsley and the chile flakes; serve with naan or flatbread.

Iraqi Eggs with Lamb and Tomatoes | My Kitchen Love

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Mom of twins, a singleton, and wife to a hungry husband. The food demands that surround me, have pushed me to lead our food life more simply, nutritiously, and deliciously. It’s a good day when family, friends, and food intersect.

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  1. Nate

    February 7, 2018 at 6:21 am

    Woke up this morning and decided to give this a shot. Amazing! Thanks for he recipe, it will definitely be saved . Next time I’ll plan and have Naan made to.

    Reply
    • Samantha

      February 7, 2018 at 9:54 pm

      Awesome! So glad the recipe worked well for you 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alyssa

    February 3, 2019 at 1:06 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent! I made an 8lbs lamb roast yesterday and it was super raw near the bone, so I was trying to think of what to do with all this raw lamb this morning and just so happened to have all the ingredients on hand for this dish! I am not used to lamb meat… so of course I was dubious as to whether or not it would work out… but then my S.O. said, “if we had a regular breakfast place, and this was on the menu, I would order this every time.”

    The two things I did differently: I had to just chop up the lamb I had rather than get ground lamb. Also, since you mentioned yogurt as an accompaniment, and I didn’t have that, I added a dollop (maybe an ounce?) of heavy cream into the dish and mixed it in before making the egg nests.

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    • Samantha

      February 3, 2019 at 7:26 pm

      So great you were able to turn out a lovely meal! I love the idea of adding some heavy cream … definitely adding that to the memory bank for the next time I make this dish. Thank you for that!

      Reply
  3. Elise Acuna

    April 16, 2019 at 5:47 am

    5 stars
    This is an amazing recipe!!! Every bite, delicious! Very simple to create and a beautiful birthday breakfast for my special guy. Ilove that the ingredients are simple and natural. Thank you for sharing this dish with everyone.

    Reply
    • Samantha

      April 17, 2019 at 6:06 pm

      I’m so glad you loved it! It’s one of our all time favs and some of my friends have it on heavy rotation as well.

      Reply

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