# Shakshuka

A one-pan egg breakfast featuring bell peppers, tomatoes, and spices, cooked until the tomatoes reach a jammy consistency.

- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bell pepper bell pepper, diced
- 0 lots olive oil
- 0 harbo
- 0 salt
- 0 tomato paste
- 0 paprika
- 0 chili powder
- 0 cumin
- 0 oregano
- 0 lots tomatoes
- 0 some sugar
- 0 a little water
- 0 each egg
- 0 a little bit parsley
- 0 some cheese
- 0 some pita bread

## Instructions

1. Strip and dice the bell pepper.
2. Drizzle lots of olive oil into a hot cast iron pan.
3. Toss in the diced peppers.
4. In a mortar and pestle, hit harbo with some salt to turn it into a paste.
5. Add the harbo paste into the pan.
6. Add in some tomato paste and cook it down for a couple of minutes.
7. Add in paprika, chili powder, cumin, and oregano.
8. Add in lots of tomatoes.
9. Add a hefty pinch of salt and optionally some sugar.
10. Splash in a little water and cover the pan.
11. Cook until the tomatoes have a jammy-like consistency.
12. Crack each egg into a bowl.
13. Make a tiny well in the tomato mixture.
14. Carefully drop in the egg.
15. Cover and cook for a few minutes.
16. Hit the shakshuka with a little bit of parsley.
17. Optionally, add some cheese.
18. Scoop up the shakshuka with some pita bread.

## Equipment

- pan
- cast iron
- mortar and pestle
- bowl

## Tips

- Do not add onions to shakshuka.
- Cook tomato paste down for a couple of minutes.
- Cook until tomatoes have a jammy-like consistency.
- Crack eggs into a bowl before adding to the pan.
- Make a tiny well in the sauce before dropping in the egg.
- Cover and cook eggs for a few minutes; the runniness of the yolk is your choice.
- Add cheese to elevate the dish.

## Source

- Original video: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/-DQIVg2aKks?ra=m
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/03702d35-b499-433a-b8e6-262c2f74ca71
- Extracted: 2026-05-31

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