Scrambled shakshuka recipe with a photo

Probably, many prepared breakfast is simple and rather rich dish of eggs, and every family has its own recipe of fried eggs with tomatoes. But not many people know that eggs fried in tomato sauce, chili pepper, onion and seasoning has a name - shakshuka that refers to the Jewish cuisine and has similar variations in cooking in many other countries.

For us, shakshuka - this is the usual quick breakfast every day and we are used to prepare it by the rules of those products that is at hand.

Without going too far from the classics, we offer a version of scrambled eggs with tomatoes in Israel, which is more or less close to the original.

In each case, the need for classic recipe Shakshuk you can adjust to fit your tastes, for example, instead of olive oil, you can use sunflower or vegetable and chilli replace dried and put out of need. Such a breakfast of eggs in a sauce of ripe tomatoes easily adapts to any need, at this dish becomes even tastier.

Shakshuk recipe with photos

Dice onions and finely chopped hot pepper. Heat the oil on medium heat, lightly brown the chopped vegetables, until the onions are let go juice.

Add the chopped garlic, cumin and paprika. Mix all the ingredients and, stirring constantly, continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Try not to overcook!

With tomatoes, remove the peel, chop the way you want to puree and transfer to a pan. Pour 100 ml of warm water, stirring periodically, steam for 10 minutes until the tomato mass thickens slightly.

On top of the sauce bubbling type in the required number of eggs, salt and pepper as needed. Align the fire a little below average, cover with a lid and continue cooking Shakshuk, until the eggs harden significantly.

When ready, being careful not to damage the yolk, distribute eggs with tomatoes in a la carte dishes and serve sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley dish.

As an option, up to readiness for 2-3 minutes, you can add all the grated cheese varieties and briefly bake omelet with tomatoes in the oven. Shakshuk cheese takes on a completely different taste, the dish becomes more tender and appetizing, so that sometimes it is necessary for an early breakfast.