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Shakshooka
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Shakshooka

Shakshuka (or shakshouka) is a traditional Tunisian dish featuring poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce with onions, bell pepper, and garlic. It's usually eaten for breakfast, but I think it makes a tasty lunch or dinner, served with lots of bread to mop up the sauce.

Prep 20mCook 20mTotal 40mServes 4

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Instructions

  1. 1
    Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2
    Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until vegetables have softened and onion has turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, mix together tomatoes, chile pepper, cumin, paprika, and salt in a bowl.
  4. 4
    Stir tomato mixture into onion mixture. Simmer, uncovered, until tomato juices have cooked off, about 10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Make 4 indentations in tomato mixture; crack eggs into indentations. Cover the skillet and cook until eggs are firm but not dry, about 5 minutes.
  6. 6
    Serve and enjoy!
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