**Shakshouka: A Flavorful Journey Through the Mediterranean**
Embark on a culinary adventure with shakshouka, a delightful dish that captures the essence of Mediterranean cuisine. This vibrant dish, pronounced as "shak-shoo-ka," is a vibrant and flavorful breakfast or brunch dish that originated in North Africa and is now a beloved staple across the Mediterranean region. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with our collection of shakshouka recipes, offering a range of variations that cater to diverse preferences and dietary needs. From the classic tomato-based shakshouka to its variations featuring green shakshouka, spicy shakshouka, and even a vegan shakshouka, our recipes guide you in creating this delectable dish with ease. Join us as we explore the depths of flavors and textures that make shakshouka a culinary gem.
CHAKCHOUKA (SHAKSHOUKA)
Chakchouka (also called shakshouka) is a Tunisian and Israeli dish of tomatoes, onions, pepper, spices, and eggs. It's usually eaten for breakfast or lunch, but I think it's tasty anytime. And it's easy to make. It is similar to the Turkish dish 'Menemen' and to the Latin American breakfast dish 'Huevos Rancheros.'
Provided by Ben
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Eggs
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, bell peppers, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables have softened and the onion has turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Combine the tomatoes, cumin, paprika, salt, and chile pepper into a bowl and mix briefly. Pour the tomato mixture into the skillet, and stir to combine.
- Simmer, uncovered, until the tomato juices have cooked off, about 10 minutes. Make four indentations in the tomato mixture for the eggs. Crack the eggs into the indentations. Cover the skillet and let the eggs cook until they're firm but not dry, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Carbohydrate 12.9 g, Cholesterol 163.7 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 7.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 653.7 mg, Sugar 6.8 g
POACHED EGGS IN TOMATO SAUCE (SHAKSHOUKA) RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: oil, garlic, small onion, crushed tomato, worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, cumin, paprika, tomato, fresh parsley, eggs, parsley, feta cheese
Provided by Tasty
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oil over medium heat, add garlic and onions and cook until onions have softened and garlic is fragrant.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, cumin and paprika. Stir to incorporate.
- Add dice tomato and cook until sauce has thickened.
- Using a spoon, create wells for the eggs, crack an egg into each well.
- Cover and cook for another 5-8 minutes, until the egg whites are cooked but the yolk is still a bit runny. Garnish with parsley and feta cheese.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230 calories, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 12 grams, Sugar 12 grams
SHAKSHOUKA (ISRAELI EGGS WITH TOMATOES)
This is a sort of an Israeli take on huevos rancheros, minus the tortillas. I found the recipe in the Sunday paper a few months ago and only recently gave it a try. I have to admit I was a little leery, but it turns out to be really tasty.
Provided by Cluich
Categories Breakfast
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the garlic and sautee for about a minute, then add the tomatoes, jalapeno, paprika, and cumin. Cook, partially covered for about 15 minutes. Add tomato paste, kosher salt, and pepper, then cook for a further five minutes or so.
- Break the eggs into the tomato mixture. Cook, partially covered, until the egg whites are set (five minutes or so). Serve hot with unleavened bread, such as matzo.
SHAKSHOUKA
Construction at Zahav took place during the dead of winter 2008. Since there was no heat in the building, our contractor, Ofer Shlomo, brought in propane-fired space heaters to keep his crew from freezing. The heaters were cylindrical, with flat metal tops - perfect for heating up a frying pan. And so, of course, Ofer made shakshouka. Shakshouka is a simple and quick North African dish of eggs poached in a spicy stew of tomatoes and peppers that packs a punch. It's a great, large-format brunch dish to feed a crowd. Shakshouka is another great example of a dish that came from elsewhere but is now essential to Israeli cuisine. (On a recent trip to Israel, I even had shakshouka at a gas station diner.) Much of this has to do with economics. Tomatoes and peppers grow year-round in Israel, and eggs are an inexpensive source of protein. Shakshouka became an economical way to create a nutritious and flavorful meal. Shakshouka is a stovetop dish, and that ease of preparation contributed to its popularity. It's also a very fun word to say. This recipe is a very straightforward version, but shakshouka can be bedazzled with all sorts of things, from merguez (or any other sausage) to feta or Parmesan cheese. It's easily scaled up or down depending on your crowd. But the most important question: What kind of bread will you choose to sop up every last drop of sauce?
Provided by Michael Solomonov
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil over medium in a cast iron skillet large enough to accommodate 16 poached eggs. (If you don't have a skillet that large, use two pans, dividing the ingredients evenly between them.) Add the onions, bell peppers, garlic, dried lime (if using), paprika, cumin, coriander, and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables haven softened but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the tomato puree and sugar and simmer until reduced by about one-third, 10 to 12 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 1/4 cup oil. Crack the eggs into the skillet, spacing them evenly in the sauce. Lower the heat, cover, and cook until the egg whites are set but the yolks remain runny, about 5 minutes. Top with serrano chiles and cilantro and serve immediately right from the pan.
SHAKSHOUKA
Shakshouka (shakshoka, chakchouka, shak-shouka, shak shouka) is a Tunisian and Israeli dish made of cooked tomatoes, peppers, spices and eggs. It is very similar to the Turkish dish Menemen and to the Latin American breakfast dish huevos rancheros. In Israeli cuisine, the dish is made of eggs, tomatoes, and onions or garlic. Shakshouka is typically eaten with a pita, like many other Middle Eastern dishes, or with white bread that is dipped in it. Posted for ZWT#6
Provided by Tea Jenny
Categories Vegetable
Time 50m
Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sauté the onions and garlic until soft in about a tablespoons of olive oil, flavoured with a grind of black pepper. This will take about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, grate the tomatoes using the coarsest grater you have.
- Add the tomatoes, peppers, paprika and mix well.
- Season to taste
- Cover and simmer on a very low heat for 25 minutes.
- After 25 minutes, break the eggs on to the surface of the tomato mixture.
- Cover and cook for 4 minutes or until the eggs are done to your liking.
- Some cooks like to break the egg yolks and swirl them into the tomatoes.
EGGS IN TOMATO PEPPER SAUCE AKA TUNISIAN SHAKSHOUKA
Shakshouka is a well-known breakfast meal in North Africa.Eggs are poached in a simmering sauce,with medley of vegetables.Tunisians love spice,the heat in this dish is dominated by hot harissa. Complemented with a crusty home made bread. Posted for ZWT 9 from yasmeen's health nut blog.
Provided by Debbwl
Categories Breakfast
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a deep skillet over medium flame. Stir in the cumin seeds, paprika and cook slightly to color the oil, about 10 to 15 seconds. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until the onion is translucent and wilted but not browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 to 4 minutes to reduce down a little bit. Add the peppers,harissa,1 cup water and salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add more water as needed to keep it from drying out.
- Using a spoon, form four small indentations in the simmering peppers to hold the eggs. One by one, crack the eggs into a small bowl and slip each from the bowl into an indentation. Cover and simmer for another 10 minutes or so until eggs are cooked through.
- Garnish with some parsley and serve with crusty bread.
- ** Note: can use other vegetables like eggplants, potatoes and zucchini in place of bell pepper.
PAPRIKA TOMATOES WITH POACHED EGGS (SHAKSHOUKA)
Traditionally, cooks in Tunisia use a lot of olive oil when making this one-pan tomato and egg dinner, but this recipe has cut the oil way back in this lighter version. Serve with crusty bread. Recipe is from Sunset Edible Garden Cookbook.
Provided by DailyInspiration
Categories Breakfast
Time 50m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put coriander, cumin, paprika, and salt in a mortar and pound until crushed; or seal in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Add garlic and pound into a paste. Set aside.
- Cook chile in 1 tablespoons oil in a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat, stirring often, until well browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Add spice mixture and tomato paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in 3/4 cup water, then tomatoes. Cook, turning tomatoes occasionally, until softened, 10 to 20 minutes; add more water (1/4 cup at a time) if mixture starts to get dry (you should see juices).
- Make 4 depressions in tomato mixture with a wooden spoon and crack an egg into each. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until eggs are set, but yolks are still runny, about 5 minutes.
- Drizzle the shakshouka with 1 tablespoons oil (or more if you like), then scoop onto plates and serve with crusty bread.
SHAKSHOUKA
Derived from the Arabic "shakshek," which means to shake, this Gulf breakfast favorite calls for a flavor combination of baked eggs nestled on a bed of spicy, aromatic tomatoes. It's just the thing for feeding a brunch crowd.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Yield Makes 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat 2 teaspoons ghee in a large skillet over medium-high. Gradually add spinach and cook until wilted. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Wipe out the skillet and heat 3 tablespoons ghee over medium-high. Add onion and cook until very soft and translucent, 10 to 12 minutes. Add garlic and cook 5 minutes more. Add tomatoes and red-pepper flakes and cook until tomatoes have broken down and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.
- Brush four 6-ounce shallow baking dishes with remaining 1 teaspoon ghee. Divide spinach equally among them, spreading evenly. Top with tomato mixture, creating a well in the center. Crack an egg into each well. Season egg with salt and black pepper.
- Place baking dishes on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven. Bake until the egg yolks are soft and egg whites are opaque, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Serve topped with a pinch of black pepper and cilantro, if desired.
SHAKSHOUKA
Leshakshek means to shake in Hebrew. This is an egg and tomato dish that would be something different for brunch. Add garlic, basil, the possibilities are endless! Enjoy..
Provided by Miraklegirl
Categories Breakfast
Time 33m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large frying pan, saute onion until lightly browned.
- Grate tomatoes on largest holes of a grater.
- Mix grated tomatoes and onion, cover and cook over low heat for 25 minutes Remove cover and break eggs over the surface.
- Stir gently to break yolks, cover and cook for about 3 or 4 minutes until eggs are set Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Tips:
- Use ripe tomatoes: Use ripe, flavorful tomatoes for the best results. Roma tomatoes are a good choice, as they are meaty and have fewer seeds.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When cooking the shakshouka, don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the eggs from cooking evenly.
- Use a variety of spices: Shakshouka is a versatile dish that can be tailored to your own taste. Experiment with different spices, such as cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
- Serve with bread or pita: Shakshouka is traditionally served with bread or pita. This helps to soak up the delicious sauce.
- Top with fresh herbs: Before serving, top the shakshouka with fresh herbs, such as cilantro, parsley, or mint. This will add a pop of color and flavor.
Conclusion:
Shakshouka is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is a great way to use up leftover vegetables and spices. With its vibrant colors and flavors, shakshouka is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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