Spicy Harissa Cooked Eggs with Feta Recipe

Ingredients

1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 red pepper
1 courgette
1 tbsp ras al hanut
1 tsp harissa paste
330ml cherry tomato passata
4 eggs
A handful of flat leaf parsley leaves
Greek style yogurt & feta, to serve
Couscous or pitta breads, to serve

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 30 mins

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Method

1. Peel and thinly slice the onion and the garlic cloves. Halve the pepper, scoop out the seeds and white pith then thinly slice it. Trim and dice the courgette.

2. Pour 2 tbsp olive oil into a large frying pan and warm over a medium heat. Slide the veg and garlic into the pan and season with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook the veg for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally, till starting to soften.

3. When the veg in the frying pan have softened, stir in the ras al hanut and the harissa paste. Cook and stir for 2 mins. Pour in the cherry tomato passata and 200ml water. Stir to combine, then bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 5 mins to thicken the sauce a little.

4. Use a spoon to make four wells in the sauce. Carefully crack an egg into each well. Cover the pan with a lid (or use a baking tray if you don't have a lid) and cook for 5-7 mins till the eggs are set to your liking.

5. While the eggs are cooking, roughly chop a handful of flat leaf parsley leaves.

6. When the eggs are ready, scoop them and the sauce into warm bowls and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Add a few spoonfuls of yogurt to each bowl and crumble over some feta. These eggs are delicious served with toasted pitta bread for scooping and dipping, or with a wholegrain like wholemeal couscous.

7. Get Ahead
You can make the sauce the day before you want to cook these eggs. Make the tomato sauce, simmering it for 5 mins to thicken it a little, then transfer to a tub and cool. Seal and store in the fridge. When you’re ready to cook the eggs, pour the sauce back into a frying pan and warm through, then follow the recipe to cook the eggs in the spicy harissa sauce. Perfect if you want to serve these eggs for breakfast.