Eggs à la Caracas

A dish with smoked dried beef and tomatoes at the center.

Recipes For The Chafing-dish

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 55 g smoked dried beef
  • 240 ml tomatoes
  • 60 ml grated cheese
  • Few drops onion juice
  • Few grains cinnamon
  • Few grains cayenne
  • 30 ml butter
  • 3 eggs
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup grated cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Pick over beef and chop finely, add tomatoes, cheese, onion juice, cinnamon, and cayenne. Melt butter, add mixture, and when heated, add eggs well beaten. Cook until eggs are of creamy consistency, stirring and scraping from bottom of pan.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories616
Protein37.5 g
Fat48.5 g
Carbs6.9 g
Fiber1.8 g
Sodium252 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States