You might be thinking “what the heck is that?” when you see this recipe. Delicious is what it is! This Shakshuka recipe will perfect your brunch menu this weekend. Invite some friends over and show them how well traveled you are with this cultural dish.
Shakshuka is a staple dish with roots in Northern Africa. It is a traditional dish consisting of eggs poached in tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, and often is spiced with cumin. Eggs are actually the best source, according to the PDCAAS or Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (yes, there are actually people who have the job of breaking down proteins and ranking them according to their amino acid content and ratio). The eggs in this not only provide plenty of protein, but they also provide healthy fats, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and copper. You might be able to understand why we love eggs so much!
In a skillet, saute your onions and peppers in some olive oil for about five minutes over a medium flame. Next, you’ll want to add your tomato sauce and cook with the peppers and onions for another 3-4 minutes. Crack the eggs into different corners of the skillet. Cover the skillet and cook for about 10 minutes. Finish it off by sprinkling with salt and pepper to taste. Add a touch of your favorite herbs to make this dish all yours!
Pair this with some breakfast toast and your morning cup of coffee. We tossed some rosemary into this dish but you can use anything! Oregano, parsley, rosemary, you name it. What herbs would you add to this one? Let us know in the comments below! xo
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 medium red pepper chopped
- 1/2 medium red onion chopped
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper deseeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- Salt & Pepper + your fav fresh herbs- we used rosemary
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In a skillet, sauté onion and peppers with olive oil for 5 minutes under medium flame
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Add tomato sauce, and cook with onions and peppers for 3-4 minutes
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Crack each egg into a different corner of the skillet pan, and cover
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Allow to cook for 10 minutes.
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Finish with salt and pepper to taste. Decorate with your favorite herbs!
S. Keiran
June 7, 2015 at 2:52 pm (5 years ago)This looks delicious and quick and easy (which works best for me.)
I’m here because of the Buzzfeed article about what a Nutritionist eats in a Day. Spelling it out with exact quantities and measurements, and having realistic images of what a healthy, fresh 1,600-ish calorie-day looks like is what sold me. Thank you so much for that.
Wendy
June 7, 2015 at 7:49 pm (5 years ago)welcome to our site! hope you enjoy our other recipes 🙂
Hillary
June 10, 2015 at 11:25 am (5 years ago)In Israel, we call that “Shakshuka” – it’s a very very popular breakfast dish!
Thanks for sharing this!
Nia Avila
July 7, 2015 at 10:12 am (5 years ago)I made this dish this morning and it was SO good, even though I over-cooked it a little haha. Also, I decided to sprinkle a little garlic over the finished product. It was oh, so flavorful!
Jess
July 7, 2015 at 12:15 pm (5 years ago)YAY!!! THanks for trying 🙂
Melissa
October 1, 2016 at 8:50 pm (4 years ago)Curious about calories
Wendy
October 3, 2016 at 7:07 pm (4 years ago)Sorry! We don’t do nutrition calculations because it’s a very time consuming process to do it accurately.
Melissa
October 3, 2016 at 7:20 pm (4 years ago)Hmmm, I just bought your online books and there are calorie counts in those?
Wendy
October 10, 2016 at 2:08 pm (4 years ago)Yes- we did it for our online products- and took a whole bunch of time to calculate the recipes accurately. We don’t have the capacity to calculate for each recipe on the site- it’s too much content
Melissa
October 10, 2016 at 3:17 pm (4 years ago)Thank you for your time.
Leena
June 17, 2020 at 12:03 pm (3 weeks ago)Thank you for the recipe. So easy with so much flavor!
Sidenote, this dish is less Middle-Eastern and more North-African. The word Shakshuka itself is Maghrebi Arabic.
Wendy
July 2, 2020 at 2:42 pm (1 week ago)Thanks for the correction!! Just edited