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Fava Bean Shakshuka - a bright, lightly spiced hearty meal perfect for any time of the day! Full of tomatoes, herbs, garlic, peppers, onions and spices all made in just one pan! #vegetarian #meatfree #shakshuka | thecookandhim.com

Fava Bean Shakshuka

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 15 mins | Total: 30 mins | Quantity: 2 portions

Ingredients

  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • 1 red onion – peeled and roughly diced
  • 1 pepper (I used 1/2 red and 1/2 green) – seeds removed and flesh roughly diced
  • 4 small cloves garlic – peeled and crushed
  • 1 x 400g can of peeled whole plum tomatoes
  • 1 cup cooked Hodmedods Split Fava Beans (see note)
  • 4 sun dried tomatoes
  • 2 tblsp tomato puree
  • 1 tblsp coconut sugar
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tblsp balsamic vinegar

Optional

  • 1/2 – 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 10 cherry tomatoes – halved
  • 4 medium organic free range eggs
  • fresh basil to garnish
  • Large frying pan with a fitting lid

Instructions

  1. Put a drizzle of olive oil into a large frying pan along with the diced onion and peppers and crushed garlic and gently saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally till softenened
  2. Add the can of whole peeled tomatoes and 1/2 can of water
  3. Then add the cooked fava beans, sun dried tomatoes, tomato puree, coconut sugar, paprika, balsamic and optional chilli flakes. 
  4. Stir well then gently bubble for 2-3 minutes
  5. Stir in the halved cherry tomatoes
  6. Make a well in one quarter of the mixture.  It won't be a completely empty well because of the liquid from the sauce, just push the veg aside to make a rough hole
  7. Crack in an egg and repeat this with the other 3 eggs in different parts of the pan
  8. Cover with the lid and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the eggs are set but not overcooked
  9. Serve immediately garnished with a few basil sprigs and crusty bread

Notes

  • To cook the fava beans simply put 1 cup split fava beans and 2 cups vegetable stock into a medium saucepan and gently bubble for 30-40 minutes until soft but still with a little bite.  Stir frequently to prevent the fava beans sticking to the saucepan. If they start to bubble dry just top up with some more water or veg stock
  • Any of our bread recipes perfectly match this hearty dish.

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/fava-bean-shakshuka/