Şakşuka

Eggplant & Tomato Shakshuka

Ingredients:

• Frying Oil
• Olive Oil
• 1 Eggplant, cubed
• ½ Green Bell Pepper, diced
• ½ c. Onion, diced
• 1 cloves Garlic, crushed
• 1 Tomato, diced
• Tomato Paste
• ½ tsp. Salt
• ¼ – ½ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
• ¼ tsp. Black Pepper
• ¼ tsp. Cumin
• 1 Sugar Cube

Directions:

1. Place diced Eggplant in salt water while prepping remaining ingredients.
2. Drain Eggplant well, then fry. Line a plate with a paper towel, and place the fried Eggplant on the paper towel to drain excess oil. Set aside.
3. Drain frying oil to keep from having a burnt taste.
4. In a frying pan with a bit of Olive Oil, sauté Onions and Peppers until tender.
5. Add Garlic and Tomatoes and sauté for 1 more minute.
6. Add Tomato Paste and Seasonings and sauté for another minute.
7. Add fried Eggplant and Sugar Cube, and cook until tender and well blended.
8. This dish can be served hot, cold, or room temperature. It is great as an appetizer or a side dish to meat, fish, pasta or rice. It is delicious served with bread or pita. For enriched flavor serve along with garlicy yogurt ( ½ cup plain yogurt, 1 or 2 crushed garlic cloves, sprinkle of salt) and/or other appetizers like: Haydari, Havuç Salatası, Yoğurtlu Patlıcan Mezesi, Hummus, Mor Sultan Salatası, Kahvaltılık Cevizli Ezme…

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Various ways to serve