Poached Eggs in Spicy Tomato and Pepper Sauce

Name: Poached Eggs in Spicy Tomato and Pepper Sauce (Shakshuka)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Libyan
Ingredients: 3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 teaspoons ground cumin or caraway (I prefer caraway but cumin is more commonly used), plus a little optional extra to serve; 2 teaspoons ground cumin or caraway (I prefer caraway but cumin is more commonly used), plus a little optional extra to serve; 2 teaspoons ground cumin or caraway (I prefer caraway but cumin is more commonly used), plus a little optional extra to serve; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon felfel u ciuma or harissa; 1 teaspoon felfel u ciuma or harissa; 3 red, yellow or orange peppers, stems, seeds and white membranes removed, and flesh cut into 5mm (¼in)-thick strips; 3 red, yellow or orange peppers, stems, seeds and white membranes removed, and flesh cut into 5mm (¼in)-thick strips; 3 red, yellow or orange peppers, stems, seeds and white membranes removed, and flesh cut into 5mm (¼in)-thick strips; 2 ripe vine tomatoes, diced, or 10 cherry tomatoes, halved (optional); 2 ripe vine tomatoes, diced, or 10 cherry tomatoes, halved (optional); 500 g (1 lb 2 oz/generous 2 cups) passata; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 4 eggs; sea salt and black pepper, to taste; sea salt and black pepper, to taste; bread, to serve

Shakshuka

Preparation info

Serves
2-4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Jewish Flavours of Italy

By Silvia Nacamulli

Published 2022

About

Many Middle Eastern cuisines claim this dish as their own. Libyan Jews are no exception, and those who migrated to Italy took it with them. Shakshuka has become popular all around the world and today, many of Rome’s kosher restaurants have it on their menus, reflecting not just the city’s large Libyan Jewish population but also the food of Israel, where shakshuka is very well known. The dish has definitely been part of my cooking repertoire since my student years living in Jerusal

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