Simple Shakshuka with Feta
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Total: 20 mins
A rich, bubbling pan of ras al hanut-spiced cherry tomatoes and sweet peppers is perfect for poaching organic eggs, and together they’re just the thing for topping toasty homemade tortilla chips, finished with tangy crumbles of creamy feta cheese.
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734 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 red pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp ras al hanut
  • 400g tinned cherry tomatoes
  • 4 tortillas
  • 4 eggs
  • 120g feta
From your kitchen
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Medium frying pan with lid
  • 1-2 baking trays
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Halve the pepper and scoop out the seeds and white pith. Chop the pepper into small pieces. Peel and finely grate or crush the garlic.

  • 2.

    Warm a medium frying pan on a medium heat for a few mins. When warm, drizzle in 1 tbsp olive oil and add the pepper with a pinch of salt. Fry for 4-5 mins, stirring now and then, till slightly softened. Add the garlic and 1 tbsp ras al hanut and fry, stirring, for 1 min.

  • 3.

    Tip in the tin of cherry tomatoes and stir well. Bring up to a bubble then lower the heat and simmer for 5 mins.

  • 4.

    While the sauce is simmering, snip or slice the tortillas into 8 triangles each. Lay them in a single layer on a large baking tray. Slide into the oven and bake for 5 mins till light golden and crisp. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

  • 5.

    When the sauce has simmered for 5 mins, taste it and add more salt or pepper if you think it needs it (remember that the feta you'll add later is salty).

  • 6.

    Make 4 holes in the sauce using a wooden spoon then crack an egg into each well. Pop a lid (or a baking tray if you don't have a lid) onto the pan. Simmer for 3-5 mins till the egg white is set and the yolk is cooked to your liking.

  • 7.

    Divide the tortilla chips between a couple of plates and top with a couple of eggs and the sauce. Crumble half the feta over each plate and serve.

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