Chorizo Shakshuka
You already know that Shakshuka became one of my confort food because is so easy to make and versatile. I uploaded some time ago a Shakshuka recipe with red beans and Feta cheese and now I have a new Shaksuka recipe for you: with Chorizo and avocado. If you're new here and don't know many about the origins of Shakshuka, I'm gonna tell you a little bit about it (again). Shakshouka is a Maghrebi dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic, and commonly spiced with cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. Shakshouka originated in Ottoman North Africa in the mid-16th century after tomatoes were introduced to the region by Hernan Cortés as part of the Columbian exchange. It is only known that to Israel, the dish came from northeast African cultures, and more specifically, from the Lybian-Tunisian region.Today, shakshuka is one of the most popular dishes in Israel is enjoying its moment in the spotlight in many places around the world, due to its hearty, comforting nature and healthy ingredients. Practically any dish in which eggs are cooked in the sauce is called shakshuka in Israel and that’s how variations like green shakshuka made with spinach, mangold and cream became popular.The dish’s name, shakshuka, essentially means ‘all mixedup’ and that’s what it really is, a warmly spiced vegetarian dish of saucy tomatoes. Shakshuka is so easy to make, all you have to do is to make a thick tomato sauce and crack some eggs in it, but beyond that, there are lots of ways to shake up your shakshuka. You can add red beans, chickpeas, eggplant, peppers, potatoes, even variations of cheese like Feta, soft cheese, blue cheese and so on. If you want to add some meat to your shakshuka, you can add sausages like merguez or chorizo, ground beef, lamb, or chicken.Shakshuka is a quick and easy one-pan dinner/lunch/breakfast recipe, is fresh tasting and healthy, full of vegetables and you can easily add other ingredients to mix up the flavors in the traditional shakshuka recipe.
Ingredients
- 80 g Chorizo
- 1 small red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 400 g canned tomatoes in sauce
- 2 eggs
- 60 g avocado
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- pepper by taste
Instructions
- Add the olive oil in a hot pan and fry the chorizo on each side for about 3-5 minutes. Take the chorizo out and cook the onion in the same pan for 2 minutes. Add the red bell pepper cut into cubes and let it cook for 1 minutes and add the canned tomatoes. Let everything cook for about 10 minutes on low heat.
- Add salt, pepper and mix and add the slices of fried chorizo. Add the eggs in different parts of the pan, cover the pan with a lid and let the eggs cook for 3 minutes. If you like hard boiled eggs, let the eggs cook for 5-6 minutes. At the end add the sliced avocado and optional some fresh basil. Enjoy your meal!
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