Name: Easy Shakshuka Recipe – Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 5 eggs; 4 tomatoes; 1 bell pepper; ½ onion; 1 garlic clove; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 2 tbsps. tomato paste; 1 tsp. cumin seasoning; 10 g fresh parsley; 1 tsp. paprika; a pinch of sugar; Freshly ground black pepper and salt to your taste

Learn how to make stovetop shakshuka at home – easy poached eggs recipe in yummy tomato sauce. The cooking is quick enough to be made for any meal of the day.

I have tried many variations of shakshuka over the years. However, when you stick to classics almost nothing can go wrong. Shakshuka is a one-pan meal with a list of pretty common ingredients. And I do not know a single person that would not appreciate these two facts. The key to a smooth process of cooking the dish is prepping ahead. You cut and chop all the necessary ingredients and measure out the seasoning before heating the skillet on the stove.

The trio of vegetables: tomatoes, bell pepper, and onion is the traditional backbone for shakshuka. However, you can add a variety of other products that would taste great here. Chickpeas, beans, eggplant, different types of cheese (feta is the most popular one), chorizo, etc.

What to serve with shakshuka?

My favorite option is crunchy toast. You cannot ignore all that juiciness and not dip a fresh pita or toast right into the tomato mixture to soak up the flavor. If you think that dish won’t be nutritious enough you have an endless variety of grains to cook that will go perfectly with shakshuka:

Ingredients for Traditional Shakshuka Recipe:

5 eggs;
4 tomatoes;
1 bell pepper;
½ onion;
1 garlic clove;
1 tbsp. olive oil;
2 tbsps. tomato paste;
1 tsp. cumin seasoning;
10 fresh parsley;
1 tsp. paprika;
a pinch of sugar;
Freshly ground black pepper and salt to your taste.

How to cook shakshuka without oven on the stove:

Take a large non-stick skillet; pour oil and let it heat on medium to high. Peel garlic and onion and chop them into small pieces. Sauté vegetables in the skillet until soft and translucent.

Cut red bell pepper into small pieces to match the size of onion slices. Add to the skillet and sauté for additional 5 minutes on the stove.

Add chopped tomatoes (cut them the same way that you have already had all the vegetables cut before), tomato paste. Sprinkle the seasoning and mix.

Cover the skillet with a lid and let the mixture simmer for 5 to 7 minutes. Tomatoes should soften and let the juice out.

Open the lid; make five hollows and beat in eggs one by one. Try being very careful to keep yolks intact.

Cook eggs in the mixture for 10 minutes under the lead.

Add chopped parsley for garnish. Serve in the skillet with some pita or toast. Enjoy your meal!

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Shakshuka - Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce

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