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Vegetarian Shakshuka

Vegetarian Shakshuka

A Saudi Arabian dinner. Ready in about 45 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

  • ½ red onion
  • ½ red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
  • 14 oz tomatoes Shopping tip: Fresh or canned both work (14.5 oz can of diced = about 4 tomatoes).
  • ½ tsp garlic granule
  • 2 eggs
  • Garnish parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
  • 2 toasts
Spices & seasonings (4): cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, chile flake
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • Garnish chile flake Shopping tip: Crushed red pepper flakes.

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Fry onion plus pepper together on medium heat till onion is soft.

  2. Add garlic granules.

  3. Cook for a minute.

  4. Add chopped tomatoes and remaining spices.

  5. Stir well.

  6. Simmer for about 20 minutes.

  7. Make indents for in your sauce and crack an egg in each one.

  8. Wait until egg whites are cooked through.

  9. Garnish.

  10. Serve with toast.

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)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.