Egyptian Shakshuka

Egyptian Shakshuka is a popular, one-pan breakfast or brunch dish featuring eggs poached in a flavourful sauce of tomatoes, onions, garlic, and red peppers. Often spiced with cumin and coriander, this thick, savoury tomato mixture is simmered until the eggs are just set but still runny, served with pita bread.

Ingredients

2 x Tinned Plum Tomatoes

1 x White Onion

1 x Green Pepper

1 x Garlic

4 x Eggs

2tbsp Vegetable Oil

1tsp Coriander

1tsp Paprika

1tsp Cumin

1tsp Black Pepper

1tsp Salt

Fresh Parsley

Method:

1. Chop onion and crush garlic.

2. Add the vegetable oil to the frying pan and fry off onion and garlic

3. Chop green pepper

4. Once onions and garlic are part cooked add the green pepper and finish frying off.

5. Add the tinned tomatoes and stir all together.

6. Add spiced to the mix.

7. Let simmer until the mixture starts to reduce down, while this is reducing preheat the grill.

8. Once mixture has reduced make 4 little wells and added an egg to each whole.

9. Once all eggs are added let partially cook on the hob before transferring them to the grill

10. While waiting for the eggs to cook chopped the parsley.

11. cook the eggs to how you like them.

12. Serve while pipping hot with a pitta bread.