How To Make Easy Shakshuka
Shakshuka is a popular Ottoman dish with poached eggs mixed together with tomatoes, herbs, and topped with a rich and thick tomato sauce. Serve it with pita.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1largeyellow onionchopped
- 1largered bell pepperchopped
- ¼tspfine sea salt
- 3cloves garlicpressed or minced
- 2tbsptomato paste
- 1tspground cumin
- ½tspsmoked paprika
- ¼tspred pepper flakes
- 28ozcrushed tomatoesfire-roasted
- 2tbspfresh cilantrochopped
- ground black pepperto taste
- 6largeeggs
- ½cupcrumbled feta
- Crusty bread or pitafor serving
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Warm the oil in a large, oven-safe skillet (preferably stainless steel) over medium heat.
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Once shimmering, add the onion, bell pepper, and salt. Cook, stirring often, until the onions are tender and turning translucent, about 4 to 6 minutes.
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Add the garlic, tomato paste, cumin, paprika, and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring constantly, until nice and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Pour in the crushed tomatoes with their juices and add the cilantro. Stir, and let the mixture come to a simmer. Reduce the heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook for 5 minutes to give the flavors time to meld.
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Turn off the heat. Taste and add salt and pepper as necessary. Use the back of a spoon to make a well near the perimeter and crack the egg directly into it.
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Gently spoon a bit of the tomato mixture over the whites to help contain the egg. Repeat with the remaining 4 to 5 eggs, depending on how many you can fit. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the eggs.
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Carefully transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 8 to 12 minutes, checking often once you reach 8 minutes. It should be done once the egg whites are opaque and yolks are no longer runny.
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Transfer the hot skillet to a heat-safe surface like the stove. Top with the crumbled feta, fresh cilantro leaves, and more red pepper flakes.
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Serve in bowls with crusty bread on the side.
Nutrition
- Calories: 215.69kcal
- Fat: 12.56g
- Saturated Fat: 4.15g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.81g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.72g
- Carbohydrates: 16.79g
- Fiber: 4.08g
- Sugar: 9.44g
- Protein: 11.28g
- Cholesterol: 197.13mg
- Sodium: 574.22mg
- Calcium: 154.40mg
- Potassium: 642.03mg
- Iron: 3.41mg
- Vitamin A: 163.85µg
- Vitamin C: 50.69mg
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