Smoky and Spicy Shakshuka with Merguez

I love a good shakshuka and adding merguez or any other sausages is one of my favourite ways of making it.

After cooking this shakshuka with PEAT’D Chilli Tomato Sauce, I don’t think I’ll ever go back to using ordinary chopped tomatoes.

The deep smoky flavour is just so incredibly delicious. And the dark red colour of this dish makes it a perfect Halloween recipe to match all the other dark and red coloured foods you’ll be serving.

Serves: 4

40 mins

Ingredients

1 medium onion
1 medium clove garlic
1 red bell pepper
2 medium tomatoes
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp hot smoked paprika (or just sweet smoked paprika)
¼ tsp white sugar
1 jar PEAT’D Tomato Sauce with chilli
2 Tbsp sundried tomato paste
60 ml water
¼ tsp salt
4 merguez sausages
4 eggs

To finish

5 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
Freshly ground black pepper

Method

Step 1

Dice the onion, pepper and tomatoes and set them aside separately.

Step 2

Finely chop the garlic.

Step 3

Heat the olive oil on medium-low heat, in a medium-sized frying pan or shallow casserole dish with a lid (you’ll be covering the pan).

Step 4

Fry the onions for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.

Step 5

Add the garlic, fry for 30 seconds, then add the cumin and paprika. Stir it all around for another 30 seconds. Don’t worry if it’s dry.

Step 6

Add the peppers, chopped tomatoes and sugar, stir to coat the pieces with the spice mix in the pan.

Step 7

Pour in the jar of PEAT’D Chilli, sundried tomato paste, water and salt. Stir and bring to a simmer on medium heat. Reduce the heat, cover and cook the sauce for 10 minutes.

Step 8

Stir the sauce, then add the merguez to the sauce, pushing them down and spreading them out, ensuring you’ll have space for the eggs later. Scoop a little of the sauce and “baste” the top of the sausages. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

Step 9

Now the eggs. Make 4 little wells in the shakshuka sauce and drop your eggs in one at a time. Cover and cook for 5 – 10 minutes until the eggs are set the way you like it. I do it for just 5 minutes for very runny yolks.