The ultimate ‘morning-after-the-night-before’ breakfast, Shakhouka or Spicy tomato eggs is guaranteed to hit the spot. A rich sauce of tomatoes, peppers, topped with olives, feta and lightly poached eggs. So good! Serve with toasted ciabatta.
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 30 minutesmins
Total Time 40 minutesmins
Serves 2-3
Ingredients
2Tbspolive oil
1red capsicum / bell pepperdiced
1red oniondiced
2Tbsptomato paste
1 ½tspground cumin
1tsppaprika
1tspmild chilli flakes
2clovesgarlicpeeled and sliced
2 400gtins chopped tomatoes
1tspsugar
½tspsea salt
small bunch of coriander
6large eggs
125gfeta
12olives
black pepper
to serve:
1loaf Ciabatta or similar
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Instructions
Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas 4. In a large, ovenproof frying pan, heat the oil, then gently cook the capsicum and red onion until softened. This should take around 5 minutes.
Add the tomato paste, cumin, paprika, chilli and garlic to the pan, and cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes. Pour the tomatoes into the pan along with half a tin of water. Stir in the sugar and salt. Roughly chop half of the coriander then add to the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally for 10 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Remove from the heat, taste and add salt as necessary.
Use the back of a spoon to create a small well in the mixture. Crack one egg into the well, then use a spoon to bring back any runaway egg white. Repeat with all the remaining eggs, then transfer to the oven. Cook for 10 minutes, or until the whites have set.
Carefully remove from the oven (don’t forget the handle will be very hot!) scatter over the remaining coriander, the feta and the olives, then season with plenty of pepper and serve immediately with toasted bread.