STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE #29: Shakshuka

In my home country, we don’t really do brunch but while I was living in the States I fell in love with the idea of sleeping in and then having a nice comfy meal. Each time I went for brunch, I made sure to try a different restaurants and something exciting on the menu. This way, I made my list of favorite things to eat for brunch. And for this challenge, I want to present you with an Israeli dish called shakshuka. Before I tried it I never thought of mixing tomato sauce with eggs but now I make this dish for brunch, lunch and sometimes even dinner.  

Enjoy!! 

Suzanah   

Ingredients: 

• 1 tbsp of olive oil 
• Onion 
• Garlic clove 
• 2 cups tomato passata or diced tomatoes 
• 1 bell pepper eggs 
• Chili powder or Cayenne pepper – as much as you like 
• ½ tsp Cumin 
• 1 tsp Paprika 
• Salt and pepper 
• feta - optional
• green herbs for garnish

Recipe: 

Dice bell pepper and onions. Warm the olive oil and fry the onion for few minutes until soft. Add minced garlic and sauté for few more seconds. Add diced bell pepper on the pan and fry for couple minutes until soft. Add tomato passata stir till blended and add spices. Simmer for couple minutes till the liquid starts to evaporate. 

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Crack eggs in to the mixture and cover the pan. Simmer the mixture for about 10 minutes. The eggs should be cooked so that the yolk is runny.

 Add feta and garnish with parsley or basil or chives or green onion. 

Enjoy!!