Russian Shakshuka

Shakshuka: The Russian comfort dish

Name: Shakshuka Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 large onion, diced; 1 bell pepper, diced; 2 cloves garlic; salt and pepper; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon mixed herbs; 1/2 teaspoon ginger; 1 tin tomatoes; 4 eggs; 4 baked potatoes; freshly parsley (optional)

Shakshuka is an old Russian recipe and every family has their own version of how it’s made. Here’s my quick and easy go-to meal on a cold night.

by Dominique White

02-06-2020 15:02

in Recipes

Russian Shakshuka

With the way things are going nowadays we all have more time on our hands and no idea what to do with it. I’ve taken to cooking and I personally love a delicious, easy bowl of comfort food.

Shakshuka is an amazing dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic with a variety of spices depending on the family you ask. The dish has been made in Mediterranean cultures for centuries.

Once you’ve made the basic recipe you can even adjust it to your liking by adding lamb mince, toasted whole spices, plain yogurt or fresh herbs. In Italy a similar dish is made (with different spices) called “Eggs in Purgatory”

Shakshuka Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Dominique White Course: DinnerCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Servings

Total time

minutes

Ingredients

1 large onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
2 cloves garlic
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon mixed herbs
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 tin tomatoes
4 eggs
4 baked potatoes
freshly parsley (optional)

Method

To start, bake your potatoes so they are ready when the sauce is finished.
Fry the diced onion until it’s soft and translucent.
Finely chop the garlic and dice the bell pepper, add this to your pan and allow it to sweat
Mix in the cumin, paprika, mixed herbs, ginger and salt and pepper.
Add the tin of diced tomatoes and allow to cook on medium for five minutes.
Make four little wells in the sauce and break the eggs into each of them.
Place a lid on the pan, turn it down to low and allow the eggs to cook to your liking.
Place a single baked potato into a bowl, cut open, season with salt and pepper.
Place a liberal helping of sauce onto the baked potato and an egg for each person.
If you’re feeling fancy garnish with fresh parsley.