Shakshuka

 Shakshuka

HI . . . today we will make Shakshuka, it’s a delicious dish and have a lot of nutrition in it, plus a lot of flavors.

What is Shakshuka?

Shakshuka is a North African and Middle Eastern dish of Eggs poached in a sauce of Tomatoes, Olive oil, Peppers, Onion, and Garlic, commonly spiced with Cumin, Paprika, and Chili, it can be done in different ways depending on the country (Palestine, Tunis, Libya, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and other country), and today I will make it depending on my recipe, so let’s start:

Ingredients:

1.             2 medium size tomato (pick juicy tomato)
2.            1 bell pepper
3.            2 tbs Butter
4.            2 eggs
5.            ½ tsp Black pepper
6.            Salt
7.            1 small to medium size onion
8.            ½ tsp pomegranate honey sauce (you can add more)
9.            2 cloves garlic

10.          Chili pepper (add as much as you want)

11.             ½ tsp Turmeric

How to do it:

1.  Chop the onion, add it to a pan with a little Butter on medium heat, stir it for about 3 minutes or until the onion become golden.

2.Dice bell pepper, add it to the pan, stir it for about 3 minutes or until the bell pepper became tender.

3.    Then add the dice garlic, Chili pepper, and spices for another minute until they’re nice and fragrant.

4. then add fresh diced tomatoes (I used 2 juicy tomatoes, you can use more), Stir it then cover and let simmer for about 5 min, then uncover and cook until your sauce has thickened.

5.  When the sauce is ready, use the back of a spoon and make some holes in the sauce. Crack your eggs and nestle each egg in one of the holes you created, Whisk the eggs or keep them as they are, Cover the pan and allow the eggs to simmer in the sauce over medium-low heat until the eggs cooks.

6.  Serve immediately! Once the eggs are ready, garnish with parsley and serve immediately! Enjoy!!!

IS SHAKSHUKA SPICY?

Shakshuka spices may vary, but you’ll commonly find chili powder, along with fresh garlic, it considered flavorful spicy, not hot spicy, but you can control the spiciness level.