Cheese Shakshuka that tastes just like pizza
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Cheese Shakshuka that tastes just like pizza
Description
Cheese Shakshuka that tastes just like pizza starts by sautéing diced onion and hot pepper in canola oil until soft. Garlic is added and cooked briefly before fresh diced tomatoes and tomato paste combine to form a thick, slowly reduced sauce. Salt and black pepper enhance the tangy tomato base.
Eggs are carefully cracked into little nests made in the sauce and cooked gently under a lid, allowing them to poach softly. Grated Jarlsberg cheese is mixed into the sauce near the end, melting into a creamy texture that enriches the dish and adds a mild, nutty flavor similar to those found on pizza.
This dish works as a hearty breakfast or light meal, pairing well with crusty bread to scoop up the sauce and eggs. The balance of spicy pepper, garlic, and tomato with melted cheese creates a distinct pizza-inspired profile without actual dough.
Ingredients
- 5 egg
- 1 hot pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 5 tomato
- 100 g tomato paste
- 100 g Jarlsberg cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- black pepper to taste, ground
- 2 TBs canola oil
- 50 ml water
Instructions
- Dice the onion coarsely. Dice the hot pepper finely. Mince the garlic. Dice the tomatoes into cubes.
- Set your pan to medium heat. Add oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion and saute until it becomes translucent, 5 mins. Add the hot pepper and garlic and saute until it softens, about 1 minute.
- Add tomatoes to pan. Continue sauteing, while stirring for a few minutes until the tomatoes soften and begin to break down into sauce, about 5 minutes.
- Add salt and black pepper. Add the tomato paste and 50 ml of water, and stir.
- Cook over medium-low heat for another 10 minutes.
- Create little nests in your sauce, and carefully add the eggs, one egg per nest.
- Close with a lid and cook for 2 minutes. Open the lid and sprinkle the grated Jarlsberg cheese between the yolks. Using a wooden spoon, carefully mix the cheese into the sauce.
- Close again with a lid, lower the heat and cook for 5-10 minutes (or until the level of softness you like your yolks).
- Sprinkle with freshly diced cilantro.
- Serve cheese shakshuka with fresh challah or large focaccia.
Notes
- Use fresh tomatoes for better sauce texture and flavor.
- Adjust the level of heat by modifying the amount or type of hot pepper used.
- Jarlsberg cheese melts smoothly and provides a mild, nutty flavor reminiscent of pizza cheese blends.
- Serve immediately to enjoy eggs at the preferred softness.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 148mg | 49% |
| Sodium | 685mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 516mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1497IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 162mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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