Shakshuka Recipe
A popular brunch recipe but easily works for a quick family dinner too, this easy Shakshuka recipe is comforting and nutritious - not to mention totally delicious. With a rich sauce and dippy eggs, it's ready in 30 minutes and is made from simple store cupboard ingredients.
Servings: 2 People
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 2 Garlic cloves See notes
- 1 Large onion Chopped
- 1 Large pepper Diced
- 1.5 tsp Ground cumin
- 2 tsp Sweet smoked paprika
- 800 g Tinned tomatoes 2x cans
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 Eggs
To garnish:
- Small bunch of parsley Chopped
- 100 g Feta
Instructions
- Heat your olive oil in a pan and add your garlic and onion. Fry for a couple of minutes and allow them to soften.
- Add diced pepper, cumin, smoked paprika and give it all a good stir. Cook for a couple more minutes until you can smell the spices.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, half a can of water and salt and pepper. Stir well and put a lid on and cook for about 15 minutes. (Check it during this time as it may need a little more water if it's drying out.)
- Preheat the grill to HOT.
- When the sauce is thick and delicious, remove the pan lid, make a well in the sauce and break an egg into the hole. Repeat for all of the eggs.
- Allow them to cook on the hob for a couple of minutes until you can see the bottom of the eggs starting to set and turn white.
- Finish off under a hot grill until the eggs are cooked to your liking then scatter over the chopped parsley and crumble over the feta before serving.
Notes
Onion & garlic: I always try to use pre prepared frozen chopped onions and garlic. If you do use these they may take a little longer to fry (to get the liquid out).
Pepper: You can substitute this for any veggies you fancy. Aubergines, courgettes, or sweet potato would all work well. You'd just need to allow extra cooking time. The type of peppers used here are bell peppers.
Cooking time: 15 minutes is the MINIMUM cooking time for the sauce. The longer you cook it the better it will taste!
Nutrition
Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 372mg | Sodium: 1231mg | Potassium: 1525mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 2555IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 475mg | Iron: 9mg