Shakshuka cooks eggs directly in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, then finishes the skillet with feta and fresh herbs.
Simmer the sauce until thick before adding eggs; a watery base makes it harder for the whites to set evenly.
What You’ll Need Before You Start
- Large deep skillet with lid
- Wooden spoon
- Knife and cutting board
- Small bowl for cracking eggs
ShiMuv Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 6 large eggs
- ½ cup crumbled feta
- ¼ cup chopped parsley or cilantro
How to Make It
- Soften the vegetables. Heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook onion and bell pepper 7–9 minutes until soft and lightly browned.
- Bloom the spices. Add garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, and red pepper flakes and stir 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Simmer the tomatoes. Add crushed tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Simmer uncovered 12–15 minutes until thickened.
- Make egg wells. Use the back of a spoon to create six shallow spaces in the sauce.
- Add the eggs. Crack each egg into a small bowl first, then slide it gently into a well.
- Cover and cook. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook 5–8 minutes until the whites are fully set.
- Add feta. Remove the lid and scatter feta over the hot sauce, letting it soften for 1 minute.
- Finish and serve. Add fresh herbs and serve directly from the skillet with toasted bread.
Recipe tip: Crack eggs into individual cups first so you can place them cleanly without dropping shell into the sauce.
Food safety: Cook eggs until the whites and yolks are firm for the safest preparation.
From Recipe to Content
Turn the Recipe Into a Simple Food Story
- Open on the finished bubbling skillet.
- Show peppers and onion softening.
- Capture spices hitting the pan.
- Film eggs dropping into tomato-sauce wells.
- End with feta and herbs scattered over the top.
TRY THIS IN SHIMUV
Create this recipe as a short food video
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Create a short food video showing how to make shakshuka with feta and herbs. Open on eggs nestled in bubbling tomato-pepper sauce. Show onion and peppers softening, garlic and spices blooming, tomatoes simmering until thick, wells made in the sauce, eggs cracked into each well, the skillet covered until whites set, feta crumbled over the top, and fresh herbs added before serving.Opens with this prompt and finished example image ready to review. Nothing generates or spends credits until you confirm.
