Shakshuka
This is a middle eastern dish with tomatoes and eggs, in Arabic the word ‘shakshuka’ means ‘mixture’ Often eaten as breakfast as it has the eggs in, but also is a staple dinner meal all over the middle east. I first tasted this dish in an Israeli cafe in Philadelphia and instantly fell in love, it is a great brunch recipe, and a good filling vegetarian dish.
Ingredients
(serves 4)
12 tomatoes
1 very large red pepper or 2 small, diced small
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 white onion, diced small
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 cloves of garlic, grated
2 tbsp. harissa paste
¼ tsp cayenne
1 ½ heap tsp paprika (pinch of smoked if you have it)
2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 heap tsp sugar (I used brown)
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
Juice of ½ a lemon
eggs 2 per person
handful coriander
thick yoghurt/Labneh to drizzle over at the end
extra virgin olive oil for drizzling over
Method
Cut crossed in the tops of the tomatoes and place in hot water so you can remove the skins, dice and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, then gently cook the onion and pepper until soft.
Add the cumin seeds and cook for a few minutes before add the garlic, harissa, cayenne and paprika. Let this cook for a few minutes more, continue to stir. Then add the tomato paste, stir through before add the fresh tomatoes.
With a potato masher mash up the tomato in the sauce a little bit to break it up. Add the sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Let this cook for 25 minutes.
This can be made in advance and reheated once you are ready to cook the eggs.
Crack eggs one at a time into a tea cup, then with a ladle make an indent in the hot sauce and gently pour in the egg into the hole, continue will all of your eggs leaving space in between.
Turn the heat to the lowest and cover the pan, let the eggs cook gently until all of the white is cooked and the yolk is runny. This should take around 10-12 minutes.
When ready serve with a sprinkle of coriander leaves, some dollops of the yoghurt/Labneh and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve with bread.
Enjoy
Lulu xxx
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Shakshuka
by Lulu Lemon and Lace
Ingredients
(serves 4)
12 tomatoes
1 very large red pepper or 2 small, diced small
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 white onion, diced small
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 cloves of garlic, grated
2 tbsp. harissa paste
¼ tsp cayenne
1 ½ heap tsp paprika (pinch of smoked if you have it)
2 tbsp. tomato paste
1 heap tsp sugar (I used brown)
1 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tsp cracked black pepper (or to taste)
Juice of ½ a lemon
eggs 2 per person
handful coriander
thick yoghurt/Labneh to drizzle over at the end
extra virgin olive oil for drizzling over
Method
Cut crossed in the tops of the tomatoes and place in hot water so you can remove the skins, dice and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, then gently cook the onion and pepper until soft. Add the cumin seeds and cook for a few minutes before add the garlic, harissa, cayenne and paprika. Let this cook for a few minutes more, continue to stir. Then add the tomato paste, stir through before add the fresh tomatoes.
With a potato masher mash up the tomato in the sauce a little bit to break it up. Add the sugar, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Let this cook for 25 minutes.
This can be made in advance and reheated once you are ready to cook the eggs.
Crack eggs one at a time into a tea cup, then with a ladle make an indent in the hot sauce and gently pour in the egg into the hole, continue will all of your eggs leaving space in between.
Turn the heat to the lowest and cover the pan, let the eggs cook gently until all of the white is cooked and the yolk is runny. This should take around 10-12 minutes.
When ready serve with a sprinkle of coriander leaves, some dollops of the yoghurt/Labneh and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve with bread.
Lulu xxx
