Taktouka with Fried Eggs and Bread

Ingredients

Quantities are for one portion.

• 1green bell pepper, roasted and peeled
• 15 mlolive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1onion, finely diced
• 1 tspcumin
• 150 gcanned diced tomatoes
• 2eggs
• 2garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsppaprika
• 50 gmoroccan flatbread

Method

1. Dice the roasted and peeled green bell pepper into small pieces.
2. Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the finely diced onion and crushed garlic until soft.
3. Add the canned diced tomatoes, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Simmer until the liquid reduces and the sauce thickens.
4. Stir the chopped roasted pepper into the tomato sauce. Cook over low heat, mashing the mixture slightly with a spoon until it forms a unified, jam-like consistency.
5. In a separate pan, fry the eggs until the whites are set but the yolks remain soft.
6. Warm the flatbread in an oven or on a grill.
7. Serve the warm, smoky taktouka topped with the fried eggs alongside the crusty bread.