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Shakshuka

This spicy, ratatouille-style tomato and onion purée can be eaten on its own or to accompany other dishes. Here, I've baked it in individual ramekins, topped with an egg.

This recipe originated in North Africa and has spread all around the Mediterranean.

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Last modified on: January 19^th 2020

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 12 ²⁄₃ cups tomato
2 1 ¹⁄₃ cup onion
3 12 tablespoons olive oil
4 6 tablespoons spices for couscous
5 12 eggs

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
28 min.	1 hour 10 min.	1 hour 38 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse and dry 12 ²⁄₃ cups tomato, remove the hard stalk end and cut into quarters.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare 1 ¹⁄₃ cup onion and chop finely.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Pour 12 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the chopped onion, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Add 6 tablespoons spices for couscous, mix well and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring frequently. This will bring out the flavour of the spices.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper. Stir briefly, cover and turn down the heat.

Stage 6 - 40 min.

Leave to simmer like this for about 40 minutes.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Take off the lid, remove and discard the tomato skins .

This is not essential, but it is much pleasanter to eat without the skins.

Stage 8 - 20 min.

Leave uncovered to reduce to the consistency of a fairly thick purée.

Check the seasoning and your basic shakshuka is ready.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Shakshuka with baked eggs

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Divide the shakshuka between 4 ramekins, filled to halfway.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Make a hollow in the centre of each ramekin with a small spoon.

Stage 11 - 4 min.

Separate the whites from the yolks of 12 eggs.

Pour an egg white into each ramekin and bake...

Stage 12 - 5 min.

...until the white is set (about 5 minutes).

Turn the oven off.

Stage 13 - 1 min.

Slip an egg yolk onto each ramekin and put back in the oven for 1 or 2 minutes, just to heat the yolk through.

Stage 14

Your shakshuka with baked eggs is ready.

Remarks

There are no sweet (bell) peppers in this shakshuka, at least in the Algerian version which inspired my recipe.

You can peel the tomatoes before cooking, if you prefer. If you do, Step 7 is unnecessary.

The longer the shakshuka simmers, the better it will be, so feel free to cook it for longer, but on even lower heat.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,219 Kcal or 13,477 Kj	109 gr	149 gr	243 gr
161 %	42 %	14 %	37 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
77 Kcal or 322 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	6 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
268 Kcal or 1,122 Kj	9 gr	12 gr	20 gr
13 %	3 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 23.83 €
Per person : 1.99 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato ladybirds, Greek salad, Mixed salad, Greek salad with chicken, Breton Sandwich, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: African style chicken, Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, Bolognaise lasagne, Kale and potato soup, French onion soup, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Curried mussels with cabbage, Chicken with rice and leeks, Mexican ceviche, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple custard tart, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Lime crémeux, Chocolate sweetcrust pastry, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All

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