Shakshuka

 

Every Sunday we get together with a couple of friends and have dinner.  We try all sorts of things, and some of our favorites have been crepe nights, pasta night, and holiday dinners.  Shakshuka was suggested at one point, but we never got around to it, so I decided to make it myself, particularly since we had an abundance of garden tomatoes.  I loved how easy it was for a weeknight dinner, and it was also very tasty!  I looked at several different recipes and basically combined several of them to come up with something I liked. So here's what I did:

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, diced
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 6 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped

In a large sauté pan, sauté onion and bell pepper until onion is translucent. Add garlic and spices and cook for about one minute more. Add the tomatoes and cook until tomatoes break down. Create 6 divots in the tomato mixture and crack an egg into each divot. Cover the pan and cook until the eggs are done, about 5-8 minutes. Garnish with cilantro, mint, and feta.