Shakshuka

Name: Shakshuka
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 400g tinned tomatoes; 2 red peppers, diced; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp harissa; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp paprika; olive oil to cook; crusty bread to serve

Tunisia

Tunisians claim shakshuka as their own. The debate with Israel and other North African countries is ongoing.

Eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce — a North African original that has conquered global brunch menus. Tunisia's version is the fiercest, most harissa-forward.

Photo: Junbinhuang

Prep

10 mins

Cook

20 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

455 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

6eggs

400gtinned tomatoes

2red peppers, diced

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

2 tbspharissa

1 tspcumin

1 tsppaprika

olive oilto cook

crusty breadto serve

Method

Fry onion, garlic and pepper in olive oil until soft. Add cumin and paprika.

Add tomatoes and harissa. Simmer 10 minutes until thick.

Make wells. Crack eggs in. Cover and cook 5-7 minutes until whites are set.

Serve in the pan with crusty bread.

Chef's Tip

Don't fully cook the yolks — runny yolks mixed into the sauce are the point.

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