Make Shakshuka | Tomato Sauce With Eggs | Tunisian Recipe

eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: eggs

Tofu is lower in cholesterol and can be a budget-friendly protein alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is nutritious, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Chop the onion, dice green pepper and tomatoes, slice the garlic cloves.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add chopped onion and diced green pepper, sauté for about 6-7 minutes over medium heat.

Add harissa, tomato pasta and the chopped garlic and sauté for 4-5 minutes more.

Add the other spices, salt to taste and dry fish. Cook for 3 minutes.

Add 1/2 cup water (if needed add more). Stir well.

Cook for ca. 7 minutes over low-medium heat.

Create 4 “wells” (less or more depending on how much eggs you intend to use) in the tomato mixture. Crack an egg into each “well”. Cook until the egg whites are set.

Garnish with fresh parsley or coriander and serve with baguette.

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