Name: Shakshouka
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 90 ml/6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; salt and ground black pepper a handful of thyme leaves, to garnish (optional); pinch of dried oregano or 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh thyme; 6 eggs, lightly beaten; 2.5 ml/½ tsp sugar; 675 g/1½ lb sweet tomatoes, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Shakshouka means all mixed up, and it is a divine mixture of ripe flavourful peppers and tomatoes, usually with eggs either scrambled or poached in the mixture. It is a beloved dish of Israelis, especially OF North African heritage. Dishes like this are found all over the Mediterranean with regional variations, such as French pipérade, Greek Strapatsatha, or Turkish memenen.