Shakshuka
breakfast
- 2 medium yellow onions, chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped
- 1 large jalapeño chile, cored, seeded, and chopped
- 7 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- kosher salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground caraway
- 1/2 bunch Swiss chard, stemmed and chopped, or spinach
- 10 large eggs
- Sauté onions over medium heat until translucent.
- Add the bell peppers and jalapeño and cook just until softened.
- Stir in the garlic and tomato paste and sauté for another 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the tomatoes.
- Stir in the bay leaf, sugar, salt, paprika, cumin, pepper, and caraway.
- Let the mixture simmer for 20 minutes.
- Layer the Swiss chard leaves on top.
- Crack the eggs into the tomato mixture.
- Cover and simmer for approximately 10 minutes or until the whites are set.
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