Shakshuka

Name: Shakshuka
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 400g crushed tomatoes; 2 red peppers, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp chilli flakes; 1 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 100g feta cheese, crumbled; 1 handful fresh parsley

Eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce — the beloved Middle Eastern and North African breakfast.

Total time

35 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

6eggs

400gcrushed tomatoes

2red peppers, diced

1large onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspground cumin

1 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspchilli flakes

1 tspsugar

3 tbspolive oil

100gfeta cheese, crumbled

1 handfulfresh parsley

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a wide pan, fry onion and peppers until soft.

Add garlic and all spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes and sugar, simmer 15 minutes until thick.

Make 6 wells in the sauce.

Crack an egg into each well.

Cover and cook on medium heat 6-8 minutes until whites are set but yolks are still runny.

Scatter with feta and parsley.

Serve directly from the pan with warm pita or crusty bread.