Shakshuka with Merguez

Name: Shakshuka with Merguez
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 300g merguez sausages, sliced; 400g crushed tomatoes; 2 red peppers, diced; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp harissa paste; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 handful fresh coriander; crusty bread to serve

Spiced North African lamb sausage added to the classic egg and tomato shakshuka — more robust and satisfying.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mediterranean

gluten-free

Ingredients

6eggs

300gmerguez sausages, sliced

400gcrushed tomatoes

2red peppers, diced

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tspharissa paste

1 tspground cumin

1 tspsmoked paprika

3 tbspolive oil

1 handfulfresh coriander

crusty breadto serve

Instructions

Fry merguez slices in olive oil until browned, set aside.

Fry onion and peppers in same pan until soft.

Add garlic, harissa, cumin and paprika, cook 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes and merguez, simmer 15 minutes.

Make 6 wells in sauce, crack in eggs.

Cover and cook 6-8 minutes until whites are just set.

Scatter with coriander.

Serve with crusty bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

258

Protein

11.8g

Fat

18.2g

Carbs

12.7g

Fiber

3.5g

Sodium

156mg

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