Tomatoes with Eggs

Name: Tomatoes with Eggs (Shakshuka)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes; 6 garlic cloves; 1-2 hot jalapeño chillies; 1 onion; 2 tbsp olive oil; ¾ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 4 eggs

Shakshuka

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2026

About

Formerly a poor man’s dish, shakshuka is taking centre stage in the Palestinian kitchen. You will find it on every restaurant menu in Palestine and, just like rummaniyeh, there are as many versions of it as there are cooks.

Ingredients

4 large tomatoes
6 garlic cloves
1-2 hot jalapeño chillies
1<

Asia
Palestine
Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Low carb
Low calorie

Method

Pour boiling water over the tomatoes in a bowl and allow them to sit for a few minutes until the skins loosen and you can easily remove. Peel off the skin and slice the tomatoes on a chopping board, saving their juice for later.

Peel and coarsely chop the garlic and chillies. Peel and slice the onion.

Heat the oil in a pan and add the garlic, chillies and onion. Quickly fry unti