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David Tamarkin’s White Shakshuka

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Makes 4 Servings 1x

Time 30 Minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 (15-ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 3/4 cups bean broth or water
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, divided
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • Warm pita bread, for serving
  • Hot sauce (such as Tabasco), for serving

Instructions

  1. Warm a heavy, 9-inch skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium heat and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic, jalapeño, cumin, paprika, and black pepper and continue to cook, stirring, for another 2 minutes.
  2. Add the beans to the skillet, followed by the broth, lemon juice, and ¼ cup of the cilantro. Let the beans come to a simmer (turn up the heat if it seems to be taking a while), taste, and adjust the salt. If you used canned beans, you’ll need about 1½ teaspoons; homemade beans will probably need less.
  3. One by one, crack each egg into a small bowl, then tip the egg from the bowl into the skillet. Sprinkle a little kosher salt over each egg and cover the skillet. Cook until the whites are firm but the yolks are still runny—this could take 5 or 10 minutes. Put down your phone! Stay present!
  4. Serve the shakshuka in shallow bowls, sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup cilantro, and offer pita and hot sauce on the side.

 

Recipe from Cook90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals

Excerpted from COOK90 Copyright © 2018 by David Tamarkin, photographs by Chelsea Kyle. Used with permission of Little, Brown and Company, New York.  All rights reserved.