Shakshuka - Classic Mediterranean Breakfast
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 179 kcal
Author: Edyta
Shakshuka is a Classic Mediterranean Breakfast with poached eggs in tomato pepper sauce. There are many interpretations of Shakshuka, but in its most basic form, it is simply a bell pepper with tomato dish, with eggs poached in. It's so simple and yet so amazing. Actually, Divine!
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1 Onion finely sliced 2 Red bell peppers finely sliced 2 cloves Garlic 1 15 oz Chopped tomatoes 1 teaspoon Sugar 1/2 - 1 teaspoon Spicy harrisa 4 Eggs 1 tablespoon Chopped parsley 2 tablespoons Olive oil Salt and pepper to taste
Heat the oil in the heavy skillet like cast iron
Add onions and peppers and cook them until soft for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
Add garlic and cook for another minute
Add tomatoes, sugar, and harrisa and cook for about 7 minutes
Season well with salt and pepper and add more harrisa if you want more spice
With a wooden spoon, make 4 indentations in the mixture and add an egg in each of them
Cover the pot and cook until the egg whites are just set
Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve immediately with pita bread or crusty bread.
Enjoy.
Calories: 179 kcal | Carbohydrates: 12 g | Protein: 7 g | Fat: 11 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 163 mg | Sodium: 228 mg | Potassium: 439 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 7 g | Vitamin A: 2235 IU | Vitamin C: 89 mg | Calcium: 73 mg | Iron: 2.2 mg