Shakshuka (Middle Eastern Breakfast Dish)
Description
Soft cooked eggs are cooked with tomatoes and zucchini in this colorful and hearty dish.
Ingredients
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2 teaspoons vegetable oil
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 onion, chopped
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1 zucchini, chopped
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1 (10 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
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4 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
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4 eggs
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1 pinch salt
Directions
1
Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in zucchini; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Mix in the crushed tomatoes and hot pepper sauce. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
2
Make 4 wells in the tomato mixture, and crack the eggs into each well. Do not stir. Cover and cook until eggs are desired consistency, about 3 minutes for soft yolks. Carefully remove the eggs from the skillet and serve with the tomato sauce.