Meat Lite: Eggs Any Style Shaksouka
Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation.

Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced small
- 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 whole small sprig fresh oregano
- 1/2 cup water
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 to 8 eggs
Directions
- Heat the olive oil in a large high-sided sauté pan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic and sweat them for about 5 minutes, until they soften a little.
- Add the tomatoes, cumin, coriander, paprika, oregano and water.
- Stir to combine and then season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
- Uncover the pan and crack the eggs into the simmering sauce one at a time, spaced a few inches from each other.
- Cover the pan again and continue to simmer about five minutes (soft yolk), or until the egg whites are cooked and the yolk is set to your liking.
- Ladle the sauce and eggs into shallow bowls and serve with thick toasted bread for sopping up the sauce and egg yolk.