Onions and Eggs Casserole (Albanian Kimë me Vezë)
This onions and eggs casserole is a traditional dish in my native country of Albania. It can have ground beef or be meatless, either way it's made with lots of onions, seasonings and baked with nestled eggs.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 538kcal
Equipment
- 1 Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 3 lbs onions usually yellow
- 4 garlic cloves
- water as need to cook the onions
- 3 tbsps olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp sea salt preferably Mediterranean sea salt
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp marjoram
- 1 lb ground beef
- 7 ozs tomato sauce
Instructions
- Peel the onions and place them in a bowl of cold water. Chop onions and mince garlic as fine as possible.
- Add chopped onions and minced garlic to a deep skillet, use medium heat or a little less than that. You want to start cooking the onions without burning them. Use a wooden spoon to mix the onions and let them sweat.
- Cover the skillet and let the onions cook in their own liquid. Mix often so they don't stick. Add 2-3 tbsps of water every few minutes and keep cooking onions down. This can take a while and it's repetitive but you want to cook the onions down as much as possible.
- Finally when onions have cooked, add olive oil and mix till they're translucent. Add ground beef and cook until brown. Add bay leaves and all seasonings, mix thoroughly the onions, browned beef and seasonings.
- Then add tomato sauce, mix again and let cook for another minute or two. Turn stovetop off. Carefully move the skillet (if it's oven safe) to the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees F. If skillet is not oven safe, pour the onion mix to a baking dish.
- Once onions have baked for about 15 minutes, then remove skillet from oven. Using the wooden spoon create 4 wells and add eggs in. Place skillet back in oven and bake for another 5 minutes. Turn oven off and let the dish continue cooking in its own heat for another 10 minutes or so.
- Serve with toasted bread and any additional side dishes of your choice. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 2070mg | Potassium: 988mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 4mg