Shakshouka

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
• olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 4 large free range eggs
• 1 small sweet red pepper, deseeded and sliced finely
• 6 medium tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 sauté the onions and garlic until soft in about a tablespoons of olive oil, flavoured with a grind of black pepper. this will take about 8 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, grate the tomatoes using the coarsest grater you have.
• 3 add the tomatoes, peppers, paprika and mix well.
• 4 season to taste
• 5 cover and simmer on a very low heat for 25 minutes.
• 6 after 25 minutes, break the eggs on to the surface of the tomato mixture.
• 7 cover and cook for 4 minutes or until the eggs are done to your liking.
• 8 some cooks like to break the egg yolks and swirl them into the tomatoes.