Shakshuka Pizza Recipes

EASY SHAKSHUKA RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a large cast iron skillet. Add the onions, green peppers, garlic, spices, pinch salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and tomato sauce. Cover and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Uncover and cook a bit longer to allow the mixture to reduce and thicken. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
• Using a wooden spoon, make 6 indentations, or "wells," in the tomato mixture (make sure the indentations are spaced out). Gently crack an egg into each indention.
• Reduce the heat, cover the skillet, and cook on low until the egg whites are set.
• Uncover and add the fresh parsley and mint. You can add more black pepper or crushed red pepper, if you like. Serve with warm pita, challah, or crusty bread of your choice.

SHAKSHUKA PIZZA

Steps:

• Put a pizza stone or upside-down sheet pan in the oven and preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, harissa powder if using, cumin, sugar, a good pinch of salt and a few turns of black pepper, and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and diced tomatoes and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Flatten your pizza dough out either on a floured pizza peel or, if you're clumsy with a pizza peel like me, on a piece of parchment paper. Top the pizza with the tomato sauce, leaving a border around the edges. Create four wells on top of the pizza, then crack the eggs into them. Sprinkle with the feta, then carefully slide the pizza on the parchment onto your pizza stone or inverted sheet pan. Bake until the egg whites have set but the yolks are runny and the crust is lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, then sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!

SHAKSHUKA BREAKFAST PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add cinnamon, paprika, cumin, garlic and cayenne; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes, hot sauce, salt and pepper; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 10 minutes., Meanwhile, grease a 12-in. pizza pan. Roll dough to fit pan. Pinch edge to form a rim. Bake until edge is lightly browned, 10-12 minutes., Spread crust with tomato mixture. Using a spoon, make 6 indentations in tomato mixture; carefully break an egg into each. Sprinkle with feta. Bake until egg whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not hard, 12-15 minutes.

SHAKSHUKA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the cilantro stems, garlic, cumin, paprika and red pepper flakes; season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, until the garlic is softened and the vegetables are coated with the spices, about 1 minute.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Stir the tomatoes with their juices into the skillet. Reduce the heat to maintain a low simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes break down and the sauce thickens slightly, about 20 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Use the back of a spoon to make 4 wells in the sauce, 1 to 2 inches apart. Crack an egg into each well. Run the edge of a rubber spatula through the egg whites to break them slightly, being careful not to break the yolks (this allows the egg whites to cook faster). Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the egg whites are just set, 15 to 18 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and top with the cilantro leaves. Serve with pita bread.