Poached Eggs In Tomato Sauce (Libyan Shakshuka)

Libyan Shakshuka is a dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. We enjoyed this dish as the main course of our Libyan meal with some Libyan bread. I don’t know why we don’t eat eggs for the main meal of the day more often. I always have an abundance of eggs thanks to our four Buff-Orphington chickens who lay beautiful brown eggs nearly every day. This dish is awesome and could be enjoyed for any meal of the day.

3 jalapeños, stemmed, seeded, finely chopped
1 small yellow onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. ground paprika
1 (28 oz) can whole peeled tomatoes, undrained
8 eggs
½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
1 Tbsp. fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt

To Serve:
Libyan bread Khubitz howsh, warmed

Heat oil in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat.

Add chilies and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown, about 6 minutes.

Add garlic, cumin, and paprika, and cook, stirring frequently, until garlic is soft, about 2 more minutes.

Put tomatoes and their liquid into a medium bowl and crush with your hands or a wooden spoon. Add crushed tomatoes and their liquid to skillet along with ½ cup water, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 20 minutes. Season sauce with salt.

Crack eggs over sauce so that eggs are evenly distributed across sauce's surface. Cover skillet and cook until yolks are just set, about 5 minutes.

Using a spoon, baste the whites of the eggs with tomato mixture, being careful not to disturb the yolk.

Sprinkle shakshuka with feta and parsley and serve with Libyan bread, for dipping.