Shakshouka
The ultimate brunch dish - an exotic and delicious North African dish called shakshouka that goes really well with some pita or sourdough bread.
Ingredients
- 4 or 5 eggs depending
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 red pepper finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp of paprika
- 1 tsp of turmeric
- 1 tsp of chilli powder
- 1 tsp of ground coriander
- 1 tsp of ground cumin
- Handful of chopped black olives
- Handful of coriander and or parsley
Instructions
- Heat up a skillet or frying pan with a splash of oil, and sauté the onions and garlic.
- Add in the peppers to the pan and cook until gently softened.
- Add in the spices, and salt and pepper to taste, and gently stir to mix well.
- Mix in the tin of chopped tomatoes and combine thoroughly, and add in some water to allow it to slowly simmer on a medium to low heat for around 10 mins.
- When everything is nicely soft, make a few dents in the veggies for your eggs to go. Cover with a lid and let them poach slowly in the pan.
- Once the eggs are cooked to your liking, take it off the heat and top with some black olives and fresh coriander.