Recipe: Italian egg bake (Shakshuka)

Italian egg bake (Shakshuka). The best baked eggs in the world - Shakshuka! A Middle Eastern and North African dish traditionally served up for breakfast or lunch, this can be made entirely on the stove or finished in the oven. However, bread for dunking/mopping is not optional!

So with breakfast as the most important meal of the day, I've started to begin my mornings with baked eggs. It's unbelievably easy to make, and the variations are. Make this baked egg shakshuka recipe. You can have Italian egg bake (Shakshuka) using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian egg bake (Shakshuka)

1. 4 oz. of Prosciutto.
2. 1/2 C. of Red onion, chopped.
3. 1/2 C. of Fresh oregano, chopped.
4. 1/2 C. of Fresh basil, chopped.
5. 1/4 C. of Milk.
6. 2/3 C. of Shredded or grated parmesan cheese.
7. 1/2 tsp. of Garlic, minced.
8. 1/4 tsp. of Sea salt and pepper, each.
9. 1/2 C. of Fresh tomato, chopped.
10. 1 C. of Tomato sauce.
11. 5 of large eggs.
12. of Red pepper flakes for garnish.

After baking toasting some mozzarella over a crusty baguette, you'll brown turkey sausage in a skillet, then sauté onion and garlic. Tunisian baked eggs (shakshuka). (Alan Benson). Food writer and passionate home cook Silvia Colloca feels most Italian when she is in her kitchen. Try an exotic brunch of spiced Turkish-style eggs.

Italian egg bake (Shakshuka) step by step

1. Preheat oven to 425° F..
2. Pan fry the prosciutto and onion together over medium heat in a cast iron skillet until prosciutto is crisp and onions softened. Remove from heat..
3. Whisk together the milk, and parmesan cheese. Stir in the garlic, salt and pepper, tomato, tomato sauce, and herbs..
4. Pour the mixture over the prosciutto and onions. Create 5 small wells in the pan and crack eggs into each. Add extra parmesan ontop of eggs and place in oven 15 -18 minutes until whites are set but yolks are still runny..
5. Garnish with red pepper flakes.

Shakshuka is believed to have originated from Tunisia. This dish of poached eggs in rich, spiced sauce makes the ultimate center-of-the-table breakfast! Shakshuka is a classic Middle Eastern dish where eggs are poached in a spice filled tomato stew. I made something similar with Italian flavors. Need to go the Middle Eastern route next time!

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