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Shakshuka (Middle Eastern Breakfast Dish)

This is a great, quick, flavorful dish I learned while living in southern Israel. You can add spices to taste, but for the first go, try it this way. Makes 2 hearty servings. Serve with bread to sop up the sauce.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 zucchini, chopped
  • 1 (10 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 4 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 pinch salt

Steps

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in zucchini; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Mix in the crushed tomatoes and hot pepper sauce. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Make 4 wells in the tomato mixture, and crack the eggs into each well. Do not stir. Cover and cook until eggs are desired consistency, about 3 minutes for soft yolks. Carefully remove the eggs from the skillet and serve with the tomato sauce.

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