Description
This shakshuka recipe features poached eggs in a spicy tomato and red pepper sauce, making it a comforting, hearty, and flavorful dish perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt, more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne, optional
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons harissa paste, optional
- 6 large eggs
- ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup fresh parsley leaves
- ½ avocado, sliced, optional
- Microgreens, optional
- Toasted bread, for serving
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, red pepper, salt, and several grinds of pepper and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, cumin, paprika, and cayenne (if using) and stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes and harissa paste (if using). Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Use the back of a spoon to make 6 wells in the sauce and crack the eggs into each well. Reduce the heat, cover, and cook for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the eggs are set to your liking.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Sprinkle with feta cheese, parsley, avocado slices, and microgreens if using. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with toasted bread for dipping.
Notes
- Adjust cayenne and harissa to control spice level.
- Make sure to simmer sauce until slightly thickened before adding eggs.
- Use a spoon to carefully crack eggs into wells to maintain yolk shape.
- Customize toppings with herbs or greens of choice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 190mg
