Glenda_Smucker: 3 tablespoons (45ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 large red bell pepper, stems, seeds, and ribs removed, thinly sliced
1 jalapeño
2 to 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 1/2 tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
2 teaspoons whole or ground cumin seed
1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by squeezing between your fingers or with a pastry blender
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Large handful minced cilantro
6 eggs
5 oz feta cheese
Crusty bread, for serving
1. Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet or straight-sided sauté pan over high heat until shimmering. Add onion, red pepper, and chili and spread into an even layer. Cook, without moving, until vegetables on the bottom are deeply browned and beginning to char in spots, about 6 minutes. Stir and repeat. Continue to cook until vegetables are fully softened and spottily charred, about another 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add paprika and cumin and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Immediately add tomatoes and stir to combine. Reduce heat to a bare simmer and simmer for 10 minutes, then season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in half of cilantro or parsley and feta.
2. Using a large spoon, make a well near the perimeter of the pan and break an egg directly into it. Spoon a little sauce over edges of egg white to partially submerge and contain it, leaving yolk exposed. Repeat with remaining 5 eggs, working around pan as you go. Season eggs with a little salt, cover, reduce heat to lowest setting, and cook until egg whites are barely set and yolks are still runny, 5 to 8 minutes.
3. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro or parsley, along with any of the optional toppings. Serve immediately with crusty bread.
thevoiceofzeke: Pro-tip: Do not use cast iron for this. Cast iron is not meant for boiling or slow cooking liquids. It will strip your pan of its seasoning and undo whatever deliciousness and slickness it had previously acquired.
drew_tattoo: How was it? I tried making it once and I don’t think it turned out right.
deadlicious_cs: I just love shaskhuka. & i use to make it in microwave. Fast & tasty.