MO RECIPES:

MEDITERRANEAN INSPIRED SHAKSHUKA

June 22, 2024

Enjoy this Winter warming breakfast, Mediterranean Inspired Shakshuka straight from the MO Wholefood Cafe kitchen recipe book.

Serves 6

 INGREDIENTS

  • 1 brown onion, finely diced

  • 1 red capsicum, diced

  • 1 400g tin of diced tomatoes

  • 4 eggs

  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste

  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin

  • ½ teaspoon whole cumin seeds

  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

  • Salt and pepper

  • Sour cream or aioli to garnish

    *if you do not have an oven proof frying pan, transfer into a baking dish before cracking the eggs for a similar (still beautiful) result.

METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºc.

  2. In an oven proof fry pan* heat olive oil over medium heat, add onions and capsicum and fry until the onion has started to turn translucent.

  3. Add spices and stir for a minute to allow them to become fragrant, before adding the tomatoes and tomato paste. Allow mixture to come up to temperature, until the sauce is bubbling a little.

  4. With a large spoon, pull away an area of sauce in 4 sections of your pan and crack an egg into each space.

  5. Place oven proof fry pan in the oven and allow to bake for until the egg whites are cooked through.

  6. Serve with dollops of sour cream or aioli, and thick cut toast, and a sprinkling of whole cumin seeds.