Egg with tomato sauce: the traditional recipe for everyday life
Do you know how to prepare one? egg with tomato sauce? In fact, this recipe is quite traditional in another country, and can also be called Shakshuka.
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What is Shakshuka?
Shakshuka is a traditional Middle Eastern recipe known in Brazil as eggs in purgatory.
He is well known mainly in Israel, and we are not sure of his origin, but it is known that he was taken to Israel, Tunisia and Libya by the Jews in the mid-1950s.
The preparation of the dish was very common because it had many nutrients, was affordable and had simpler ingredients, such as eggs and bread, for example.
Its name Shakshuka is Arabic and means “all mixed together”, which is not very different from what this dish actually is.
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The basic recipe usually includes tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic, and spices such as paprika, cumin, and pepper. It is based on eggs cooked in tomato sauce, deliciously seasoned with spices of your choice.
Egg with tomato sauce recipe
So, let's see how to prepare your egg with tomato sauce in the shakshuka style, to make something different and tastier for your lunch, dinner or just as something everyday.
For Shakshuka you will need the following ingredients:
- 4 eggs;
- salt to taste;
- cumin to taste;
- pepper to taste;
- ½ cup chopped parsley;
- 3 cloves of crushed garlic;
- 1 large red pepper, chopped;
- 4 large, ripe and chopped tomatoes;
- 1 large onion, chopped.
First, take a frying pan and fry the onion over high heat, when it starts to become transparent add the pepper and let it fry for another 5 minutes.
When it starts to take on color, add the garlic and fry until it starts to turn golden.
Once they are grilled, add the tomatoes and stir well, always leave on high heat until it starts to bubble, don't forget to add the seasonings, such as salt, cumin and pepper.
When it starts to bubble, lower the heat and let it cook for 20 minutes, so that it turns into a sauce. Leave the pan covered while it is cooking.
After cooking and becoming more homogeneous, make some holes and break the eggs into them, as if it were a nest.
Leave it for 2 or 3 minutes so that the eggs cook well, being careful not to leave them raw.
The result is a flavorful and comforting dish, with poached eggs doused in a rich, spicy sauce.
According to Israeli customs, the dish is eaten for breakfast with bread white, so you can dive in and enjoy this deliciousness, and you can add tuna as a side dish too.
But if you want to give it a “Brazilian twist”, you can eat it with rice for lunch or at another time like brunch or dinner.
And to enhance the dish, you can prepare it with your favorite cheese, eggplant, spinach and whatever makes the dish more pleasant to your palate.
It is certainly a nutritious and delicious dish, who would have thought that egg with tomato sauce could it be so tasty?
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