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Shakshuka – eggs in tomato sauce
Eggs cooked in a thick tomato sauce. One pan, lots of flavour.
⏱ 25 min · serves 2 · World cooking · Mild
Per serving, out of 2. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.
Allergens: Eggs
Ingredients (serves 2)
- Egg (4 pcs)220 g
- Tinned tomatoes400 g
- Bell pepper150 g
- Onion100 g
- Olive oil10 g
Also: Garlic, cumin, sweet paprika, chilli, parsley, salt
Method
- Get ready: finely chop the onion, cut the pepper into thin strips and thinly slice 2 garlic cloves.
- In a frying pan with a lid, heat 1 tbsp olive oil (10 g) over medium heat. Soften the onion, pepper and garlic for 7 min. If they start to catch, add a splash of water.
- Add the cumin, sweet paprika and chilli and stir. Add the tomatoes and season lightly with salt.
- Cook over medium heat for 10 min until the sauce thickens, stirring now and then.
- Use a spoon to make 4 hollows in the sauce and crack an egg into each.
- Cover and cook over low heat for 5–6 min, until the whites are completely set. If you like a firm yolk, cook for another 2–3 min.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve straight away.
Tips
- Make hollows in the sauce with a spoon – the eggs stay where you put them.
- Cover with a lid – the whites set while the yolks stay runny.
- Want it hotter? More chilli or harissa in the sauce.
- Want it milder? Leave out the chilli – cumin and sweet paprika are tasty without it.
- More protein? One more egg each.
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