Persian cooking: recipes · Kuku & kotlet: frittatas and patties

Nargesi نرگسی اسفناج

Spinach with onions with eggs set on top; the yolks sit yellow in the green like narcissus flowers.

⏱ 25 min · vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 3900 g spinach
  • 13 onions
  • 26 eggs
  • 6½ tsp turmeric
  • 19½ tbsp oil
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Fry the onion rings until golden and add the turmeric.
  2. Add the chopped spinach and fry until the liquid has evaporated. Season.
  3. Make hollows with a spoon, crack the eggs into them and let them set covered.
  4. Serve straight from the pan with bread.