Title: Shakshuka
Broadcast: Episode 8, 26th August, 2018
Presenter: Theo Kalogeracos

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 onion thinly sliced
• 1 red capsicum thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1/8 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
• 2 cans of diced tomatoes
• ¾ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup of fetta
• ½ cup chopped parsley
• 1 loaf of crusty bread

Method

• Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat
• Add the onion and red capsicum and cook until they have softened - about 10 minutes
• Add the garlic and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Add the cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper, stirring and cooking for a further 1 minute.
• At this point, add the tomatoes, salt and pepper and simmer until the tomatoes have thickened - approximately 10 minutes.
• Make 4 indents in the sauce and crack an egg in each one.
• Place the lid on and cook till the eggs are to your liking (for Theo this is about 5 minutes)
• Take the pan off the heat, crumble the feta on top and sprinkle the chopped parsley.

Use the crusty bread as a spoon and allow it to absorb the delicious sauce and flavours, enjoy yourself!

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