April
19
Shakshuka
Author: trotsig
Type: Breakfast lunch or dinner
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Serves: 4
A Middle Eastern Dish
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 red or green peppers, chopped
- 8 fresh plum tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 2 cans Italian plum tomatoes, San Marzano
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ cup vegetable bouillon
- 4 large eggs
- zatar spice mix, for serving
- 4 pita breads, warmed
Instructions
- Place large saute pan over medium heat, add and heat oil.
- Add onion and saute until lightly browned.
- Add garlic and peppers, and saute 2 minutes more.
- Add fresh and canned tomatoes, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add paprika, salt, pepper etc. Stir for 1 minute.
- Add vegetable broth and bring to a full boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until mixture is very thick and has little liquid left; stir occasionally to make sure vegetables do not stick to bottom of pan, and add more tomato juice or vegetable broth as needed.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Gently crack eggs into pan, taking care not to break yolks.
- Simmer until whites solidify but yolks remain runny, about 5 minutes.
- Put equal portions of vegetables and eggs into 4 serving bowls.
- Sprinkle with zatar to taste, and serve with warm pita bread.