Shakshuka

"An Israeli dish served at Ori Apple, a hummus restaurant on St. Marks Place in Lower Manhattan. An "eat anytime" dish. From an article in the Wednesday food section of the New York Times."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
18
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place large saute pan over medium heat, add and heat oil. Add onion and saute until lightly browned.
  • Add garlic, jalapeno and bell peppers, and saute 2 minutes more.
  • Add fresh and canned tomatoes, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add hot and sweet paprika, turmeric, salt, pepper and sugar. Stir for 1 minute.
  • Add tomato juice and vegetable broth and bring to a full boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until mixture is very thick and has little liquid left, about 1 hour; stir occasionally to make sure vegetables do not stick to bottom of pan, and add more tomato juice or vegetable broth as needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • Gently crack eggs into pan, taking care not to break yolks. Simmer until whites solidify but yolks remain runny, about 8 minutes, or as per personal preference (I would put this under the broiler for a couple more minutes because I hate undercooked eggs).
  • Ladle equal portions of vegetables and eggs into 4 serving bowls. Sprinkle with zaatar to taste, and serve with warm pita bread.

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Reviews

  1. How did this get 5 star reviews followed the recipe exactly and double checked the steps and yet I got a disgusting substandard meal that just tasted like canned tomatoes yuck
     
  2. Dinner tonight! YUMMM!! Thanks Kumquat!
     
  3. This was really good and easy! My sister said it was better than the one her Israeli roommate makes =) I left out the jalapeno (didnt have one), but it was still nice and spicy...and i just used the reserved tomato juice from the canned tomatoes instead of opening a can of tomato juice. I let the sauce simmer away for almost 2 hours while i made everything else, and the flavors were just perfect (i didnt even change any of the seasonings or adjust them at all, which i ALWAYS do when following a recipe) Thank you so much! I've been craving this ever since my stay in tel aviv =)
     
  4. This was delicious! The only thing I changed was that I used fresh tomatoes from my garden, added no juice or broth and instead of the za'atar spice mix I added a little oregano while it was cooking and sprinkled the eggs with sumac after I added them. It was absolute bursting with flavor. I think the one negative reviewer must have been using "substandard" ingredients because there's not a thing I would change about what you have here.
     
  5. This is the perfect shakshuka recipe. I added some crushed chili flakes (i love spicy food) and cumin to mine. Sensational, so warming on a cold day. Thanks for the recipe! P.s the tip for covering the pan with lid when adding the eggs definitely speeds up the process.
     
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  1. This was really good and easy! My sister said it was better than the one her Israeli roommate makes =) I left out the jalapeno (didnt have one), but it was still nice and spicy...and i just used the reserved tomato juice from the canned tomatoes instead of opening a can of tomato juice. I let the sauce simmer away for almost 2 hours while i made everything else, and the flavors were just perfect (i didnt even change any of the seasonings or adjust them at all, which i ALWAYS do when following a recipe) Thank you so much! I've been craving this ever since my stay in tel aviv =)
     
  2. Great stuff!!! And if you cook it on high, the liquid reduces in about 20 mins vs. 1 hour. ;) An excellent brunch dish. I did reserve 1c of the juice from the cans of tomatoes instead of opening another can of tomato juice. Oh, if you put a lid on the pot after adding the eggs, they cook quickly! This JUST fit in my 12" cast iron skillet. Thanks, Kumquat!
     

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