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Chakchouka
Tunisia
The ancestor of shakshuka. Eaten as a side dish with bread or as a sauce for eggs and fish.
Tunisian pepper and tomato stew — without eggs, this is the pure vegetable version, simmered slowly until sweet and intensely flavoured. A side dish or sauce for everything.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
30 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
375 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
4red and green peppers, diced
4tomatoes, diced
1onion, diced
4 clovesgarlic
1 tbspharissa
1 tspcaraway seeds
olive oilgenerous
saltto taste
Method
1
Fry onion and garlic in generous olive oil until soft.
2
Add peppers. Cook 10 minutes until softened. Add tomatoes, harissa and caraway.
3
Simmer 20 minutes until very thick and all vegetables are melded together. Season.
Chef's Tip
Cook until the vegetables are completely dissolved into each other — this is not a quick dish.
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