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Turkish eggs (Shakshuka)

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This traditional Turkish breakfast of a smoky tomato sauce with poached eggs is only made better with some grilled haloumi on the side.

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Ingredients

Turkish eggs

Method

Turkish eggs

1.Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat; cook onion and capsicum, stirring, 10 minutes or until softened and well browned. Stir in tomatoes, chilli and paprika; season to taste.
2.Combine yoghurt and garlic in a small bowl; season to taste.
3.Make four small indents in capsicum mixture with the back of a spoon. Break one egg into a cup; slide egg into an indent. Repeat with remaining eggs. Cook, covered, over medium heat 6 minutes or until egg whites are set.
4.Serve with garlic yoghurt.

You can serve the dish topped with crumbled persian fetta instead of the yoghurt mixture.

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