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By Karina 16 Comments Filed Under: Breakfast

Eggs In Tomato Sauce with Sausage (Shakshuka)

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There are so many different variations of Shakshuka, (also known as Menemen in Turkey); a dish consisting of eggs poached in a rich and spicy tomato sauce. With so many different recipes out there to choose from different parts of the globe, from Tunisia to Israel, I went with one sent to me from a reader all the way over in Morocco, (thank you Haytam)!

 

I mean, the images were enough to make me hungry at midnight! Feeling extra productive, I paired it up with a super easy homemade flatbread that was out of this world good to soak up all that sauce! 

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But leave out the bread and you have an epic low carb meal in less than 30 minutes. As usual though, I broke the rules of Shakshuka tradition and made this one with ground sausage. Being from Spanish decent, I merged the two and found bliss, because eggs and sausage in a fiery tomato sauce is an incredible way to wake up. Or lunch or brunch. Or dinner, like we did.

Eggs In Tomato Sauce (Shakshuka): thick, runny yolk meets rich tomato sauce. This is some good, fiery comfort food.

Incredibly easy to make, start off by frying onion and garlic until fragrant. Add the sausage and fry until golden.

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Next, add peeled and chopped whole tomatoes plus your spices.

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While my tomatoes simmered for 15 minutes into a thick and rich fiery sauce, I went off and made my flatbread, which I will post in the next few days. You’re welcome.

Once the sauce is ready, make small indents in the sauce where your eggs will sit and simmer and mix in that incredible sauce.

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Cover with a lid (no need to turn on any oven), and gently simmer until the eggs are cooked to your liking. We love ours runny. Imagine: thick, runny yolk meets rich tomato sauce. Oh, this was some good food.

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See what I mean? It’s calling for fresh, pan fried flatbread.

Eggs In Tomato Sauce (Shakshuka) | https://cafedelites.com

Just remember to bring some extra water to the table.

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And prepare to visit North Africa and the middle east.

Eggs In Tomato Sauce (Shakshuka) | https://cafedelites.com

And if you want to experiment with more baked eggs recipes, I have a killer Huevos Rancheros Tortizza (where Tortilla meets Pizza), or Hashbrown Egg Cups that are low carb.

Eggs In Tomato Sauce (Shakshuka)

Eggs In Tomato Sauce (Shakshuka): thick, runny yolk meets rich tomato sauce. This is some good, fiery comfort food!
Weight Watchers Smart Points: 6!
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Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 2 large cloves garlic , crushed
  • 1 red or green bell pepper (capsicum), deseeded and diced
  • 250 g | 9 oz lean sausages of your choice , casings removed (or ground sausage meat)*
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 3/4-1 teaspoon chilli powder (mild - adjust to your taste)
  • Pinch of Cayenne (optional)
  • 2 x 400 g | 14 oz tins whole peeled tomatoes , roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • salt to taste
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley or cilantro/coriander leaves , to serve
  • Flatbread bread , to serve

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large non stick pan or skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and transparent. Add garlic, bell pepper, ground sausage, cumin, paprika and chilli; cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is soft and fragrant.
  • Add tomatoes and their juice into the pan with the tomato paste. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly (about 10-15 minutes). Season with salt to taste.
  • Evenly distribute small indents into the sauce with a spoon and crack each egg into them. Cover pan with lid and cook until yolks are just set (it takes about 5 minutes). Using a spoon, baste the whites of the eggs with the tomato sauce, being careful not to disturb the yolk. Sprinkle shakshuka with parsley (or cilantro) and serve with flatbread, for dipping.

Notes

*I used plain, lean chicken sausages for this recipe, but you can use beef or turkey.

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.4g | Protein: 14.8g | Fat: 11.3g | Fiber: 3.2g
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Comments

  1. Laura says

    August 03, 2020 at 12:12 am

    This looks so good ! If I used chorizo instead of sausage, at what point of the recipe would I throw it in ?

    Reply
  2. Kristin says

    March 14, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    5 stars
    Like the Italian eggs in purgatory. Nice spin on the Spanish ingredients!

    Reply
  3. Mariam says

    February 22, 2016 at 5:45 am

    Beautiful receipes

    Reply
    • Karina says

      February 23, 2016 at 8:01 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Mariam says

    February 22, 2016 at 5:43 am

    Very nice

    Reply
  5. Rocio says

    February 16, 2016 at 12:28 am

    5 stars
    Wow, first time here and you already got me hooked! I didn’t know this was Arabic food, but it reminds me so much of two dishes my Southern Spanish family love: one is sopa de tomate (pretty much you’d substitute the sausage for stale bread, and that’s it), and the other is huevos a la flamenca, in which you’d change the sausage for chickpeas and then top the egg with bits of Serrano ham. You can also serve it with picatostes (deep fried bread).

    Thank you for sharing such a delicious recipe! ❤

    Reply
    • Karina says

      February 16, 2016 at 9:45 am

      Hola Rocio! Yes I’ve tried and LOVE sopa de tomate! I may do that next! Y huevos flamenca suena riquisimo! I love that our parents pass down amazing food. (My mother is Colombian and father is Uruguayan, so we have very similar foods) Thank you for commenting! It’s nice to see Spanish on my pages ❤️

      Reply
  6. Donny says

    February 15, 2016 at 10:51 am

    Hey! This meal looks amazing and I can’t wait to make it. I was just wondering what the best way to reheat this would be? Or would it better to just make the sauce and reheat with a fresh egg each time?

    Reply
    • Karina says

      February 15, 2016 at 10:57 am

      Hi Donny! Thank you 🙂 It would be best to make the sauce first and reheat whenever you need it with the eggs 🙂 I wouldn’t reheat it as you’ll lose the runny egg yolk.

      Reply
  7. Asli says

    February 02, 2016 at 8:45 am

    5 stars
    Beautiful and delicious! I love all sorts of shakshuka (and menemen of course, as a Turkish eheh).

    Reply
    • Karina says

      February 02, 2016 at 2:02 pm

      I’m so happy you approve Asli! Thank you for commenting…it means so much to me!

      Reply
  8. Erin Williams says

    January 23, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    5 stars
    this looks so delish

    Reply
  9. Natasha @ Salt and Lavender says

    January 23, 2016 at 4:06 am

    5 stars
    My husband would LOVE this recipe. Pinning!

    Reply
    • Karina says

      January 23, 2016 at 8:34 am

      Wow thank you Natasha! I appreciate it. Your blog is gorgeous btw 🙂

      Reply
  10. Haytam says

    January 22, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    5 stars
    You are truly amazing, you can make any meal in the world, really cap. I’m proud

    Reply
    • Karina says

      January 22, 2016 at 10:25 pm

      Thank you Haytam:)

      Reply

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