Shakshuka - an Israeli Recipe

My colleague asked me where she could get a good Israeli Shakshuka in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Oren's Hummus, with locations in Palo Alto and in Mountain View, serves a pretty decent one.

But it's quite easy to prepare a shakshuka at home.

Here's the family recipe:

Ingredients

• 6 ripe beefsteak tomatoes
• 2 large onions
• 2 large bell peppers
• Tabasco, salt, pepper
• 2 to 4 Eggs
• Optional: garlic, basil, oregano

Instructions

• Dice the onions and peppers and fry them in a pan with olive oil.

• Place the tomatoes in a boiling water pot for a few minutes, so you can peel their skin.

• Peel the tomatoes, dice them and add to the pan. 

• Add Tabasco, salt and pepper to taste.

• Cover the pan, lower the heat, and stir occasionally – until the vegetables are soft and cooked.

• Add the eggs without stirring (you want them sunny side up, or over easy) – don't cluster them: they should be distributed across the pan.

• Cover the pan, the eggs are poached with the steam.

Enjoy!