Pork, Sweet Potato, Carmelized Onions, and Leek combine to make this amazing and savory frittata that's perfect for any meal of the day
Us paleo veterans know that when you're paleo, anytime is breakfast time. For you paleo newbies, welcome to the promised land in which you can eat any delicious breakfast item any time of the day. Think of it: almond flour pancakes, eggs and bacon, omelets, frittatas, whenever you like. Power that next workout with a dish courtesy of the most important meal of the day.
This dish feeds 3 if served on its own or 5-6 if served alongside some zoodles or a healthy portion of salad greens
This dish feeds 3 if served on its own or 5-6 if served alongside some zoodles or a healthy portion of salad greens
Ingredients:
1 small sweet potato, or half of a large one
1 medium or large yellow onion
1 lb (or thereabout) pork, or chorizo to make things spicy
1 large leek
¼ cup + 2 tbsp coconut oil, ghee, or sauteeing medium of your choice
3 garlic cloves, sliced and smashed
6 eggs
½ tsp paprika, Hungarian smoky for preference
¼ tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cumin
1 small sweet potato, or half of a large one
1 medium or large yellow onion
1 lb (or thereabout) pork, or chorizo to make things spicy
1 large leek
¼ cup + 2 tbsp coconut oil, ghee, or sauteeing medium of your choice
3 garlic cloves, sliced and smashed
6 eggs
½ tsp paprika, Hungarian smoky for preference
¼ tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cumin
Directions:
--Preheat over to 400 degrees--
1. Caramelize the onions - melt ¼ cup of coconut oil in a medium or large pan
2. Thinly slice the onions and add them to the pan, tossing to coat and covering them, then saute on medium until soft and brown, about 20-25 minutes
3. While the onions are moving toward caramelized glory, get the sweet potatoes going. Slice them thinly as well, making enough to cover the bottom of a 9 inch round pan
--Preheat over to 400 degrees--
1. Caramelize the onions - melt ¼ cup of coconut oil in a medium or large pan
2. Thinly slice the onions and add them to the pan, tossing to coat and covering them, then saute on medium until soft and brown, about 20-25 minutes
3. While the onions are moving toward caramelized glory, get the sweet potatoes going. Slice them thinly as well, making enough to cover the bottom of a 9 inch round pan
4. Melt 2 Tbsp coconut oil in a large skillet or frying pan and then add your sweet potato slices, once again tossing to coat and then covering the pan
5. Stir your onions. You forgot about those, didn't you? We all do, don't worry. Stir them now, they'll be fine
5. Stir your onions. You forgot about those, didn't you? We all do, don't worry. Stir them now, they'll be fine
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6. Cook the sweet tater slices until they are slightly soft and are beginning to brown, about 7-8 minutes (don't worry if a few of them are a little extra brown, it will bring an additional yummy flavor to the dish)
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As you can see, between stirring the onions and the sweet potato slices, one onion sliver jumped ship and joined the potatoes. No biggie. I could have used separate utensils stir the two things but who has the time for extra dishes?
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7. While the sweet potato slices are cooking, slice up your leek and set it aside
8. Once the taters are done, arrange them in a single layer on the bottom of the greased 9 inch pan
9. Keep the skillet and burner hot and add the pork or chorizo into the pan along with the smashed garlic, and cook the meat almost all the way through
8. Once the taters are done, arrange them in a single layer on the bottom of the greased 9 inch pan
9. Keep the skillet and burner hot and add the pork or chorizo into the pan along with the smashed garlic, and cook the meat almost all the way through
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10. Just before meat is done cooking, add in the caramelized onions and leek slices and saute them together so the flavors meld all yummily, and let cook and additional 2-3 minutes or until pork is thoroughly cooked (Webster doesn't think yummily is a word because Webster lacks imagination. My fight with a man who lived centuries ago continues...)
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11. While yummy flavors are being yummy as per above, whisk together your 6 eggs, and the sea salt, paprika, and cumin
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12. Add the pork/onion/leek/awesomeness mixture to the pan over the sweet potato slices, then add the egg mixture over the top
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It looks a little weird but there are a lot of different kinds of amazing all getting to know each other so it will naturally look a little chaotic. Once they've all been through orientation together it will work out.
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13. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until the egg mixture doesn't jiggle when you jab at the pan. <--- All of those were clearly very technical cooking terms, be sure to memorize them for later. Some of your coconut oil may have slipped into the dish and have bubbled to the surface during cooking, in which case just pour it off once you've brought the pan out of the oven
14. Slice and enjoy. Feeds 3 if served on its own or 5-6 if served alongside some zoodles or a healthy serving of salad greens
14. Slice and enjoy. Feeds 3 if served on its own or 5-6 if served alongside some zoodles or a healthy serving of salad greens
Om nom nom. Like I said earlier, this dish is excellent for dinner, breakfast, brunch, high tea, whatever. Ok maybe it's a little heavy for high tea. Let me know how it turned out for you in the comments section, or share a variation you think would be good. Looking forward to hearing from you!!
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