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Middle Eastern · Breakfast

Shakshuka with Spiced Tomato Sauce

Eggs baked in a silky, gently spiced tomato sauce, set on warm pita and finished with a spoonful of fiery herb sauce. The sauce keeps for a week, so breakfast is mostly assembly.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Spiced tomato sauce

  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 tspgarlic, finely chopped
  • 800 gcanned diced tomatoes, with their juices
  • 1 tspMaras pepper
  • 1½ tsphawayej
  • 1½ tsplemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • to tastekosher salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Eggs

  • 6eggs
  • 1 pinchkosher salt

To serve

  • 6pita bread, 6-inch, split open
  • ½ cupzhoug, spicy herb sauce, plus extra for the table

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Mustard
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Yeast
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Blender

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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