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Shakshuka
VegetarianBreakfastOne-potBudget

Shakshuka

Eggs gently cook in a rich tomato and pepper sauce flavoured with cumin and paprika.

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • 1red pepper, deseeded and diced
  • 2 clovegarlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 1 tspsmoked paprika
  • 1 tinchopped tomatoes, 400 g
  • 4eggs
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • 10 gfresh parsley, chopped
  • 4slices of crusty bread, to serve

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Heat the oil in a medium frying pan. Add the onion and pepper and cook over a medium heat for 8 minutes, stirring often.

    8 minutes
  2. 2.

    Stir in the garlic, cumin and paprika and cook for 1 minute.

    1 minutes
  3. 3.

    Add the tomatoes and salt. Simmer uncovered for 8 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly.

    8 minutes
  4. 4.

    Make four wells in the sauce and crack an egg into each. Cover and cook gently for 6–8 minutes until the whites are set, allowing longer for firm yolks.

    8 minutes
  5. 5.

    Scatter over the parsley and serve straight from the pan with the bread.

    1 minutes