Shakshouka
An easy Saudi Arabian dinner. Ready in about 25 minutes. Difficulty: easy.
- 20 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 25 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- EasyDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 9 oz tomatoes
- 4 eggs
- 4 garlic cloves
Sauces & oils
- 2 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Spices & seasonings (2): black pepper, salt
- To taste black pepper
- To taste salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Pan fry your black pepper plus garlic over a dry medium heat until it smells good.
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Add good amount of extra olive oil and infuse for a minute.
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Wait until the oil heats up.
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Add the tomatoes and salt.
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Cover with a lid.
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Simmer for 5 minutes.
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Remove the lid.
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Mash the tomatoes.
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Reduce until you reach the wanted consistency of choice.
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Make craters for your eggs and lower the heat.
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Crack the eggs in your craters, making sure it touches your pan and not the tomato sauce.
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Cover the eggs.
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Leave it for 5 min without lifting the lid.
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Take it off the heat.
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Let your residual heat steam your eggs for 1-2 minutes.
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Serve with flatbread.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.