Mediterranean
Shakshuka
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Shakshuka is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at breakfast. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium and cook the onion and bell peppers until soft, about 8 minutes.
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Add the garlic, cumin, paprika, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
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Pour in the crushed tomatoes, season with salt, and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.
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Make six wells in the sauce and crack an egg into each.
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Cover and cook until the whites are set but the yolks still jiggle, 6 to 8 minutes.
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Scatter feta and parsley over the top and serve from the pan.
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Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Shakshuka carries dairy and eggs. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 14 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 630 mg
- Saturated fat
- 7 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Shakshuka takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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