Shakshouka

The inspiration came from a friend and the recipe from NYT Cooking with a few changes. 

Mostly followed the recipe as is except I did not have peppers on hand and so I used a frozen stir fry blend and topped the dish with some Zatar spice right before breaking the eggs on top. 

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne, or to taste
• 1 (28-ounce) can whole plum tomatoes with their juices, coarsely chopped
• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper, plus more as needed
• 5 ounces feta, crumbled (about 1 1/4 cups)
• 6 large eggs
•  Chopped cilantro, for serving
•  Hot sauce, for serving

 

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low. Add onion and bell pepper. Cook gently until very soft, about 20 minutes. Add garlic and cook until tender, 1 to 2 minutes; stir in cumin, paprika and cayenne, and cook 1 minute. Pour in tomatoes and season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; simmer until tomatoes have thickened, about 10 minutes. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Stir in crumbled feta.

Gently crack eggs into skillet over tomatoes. Season eggs with salt and pepper. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until eggs are just set, 7 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with hot sauce.