A colorful dish of eggs cooked in a spicy tomato sauce with lamb sausage, fava beans, and crumbled feta cheese. Served with grilled pita bread.

Lamb and Fava Bean Shakshuka

Name: Lamb and Fava Bean Shakshuka
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 lamb sausage sliced; 1/2 cup fava beans shelled; 1 onion chopped; 3 cloves garlic minced; 1 yellow bell pepper chopped; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 can crushed tomatoes; 4 eggs; 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled; 2 pita breads; 2 tablespoons olive oil; salt; pepper

A twist on classic shakshuka with lamb sausage and fava beans

Category Brunch

Prep 15 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Style Mediterranean

Technique Saute

Diet Friendly Gluten-Free

Daily recipe · April 15, 2023

A little about this dish

This recipe is a twist on the classic shakshuka with unique ingredients like fava beans and lamb sausage. It's served with a side of grilled pita bread, making it the perfect Mediterranean-inspired brunch dish for a sunny day in New York City. The fava beans add a fresh and seasonal touch, while the lamb sausage adds richness and depth to the dish.

Ingredients (for 2)

Lamb sausage — 2 — sliced
Fava beans — 1/2 cup — shelled
Onion — 1 — chopped
Garlic — 3 cloves — minced
Yellow bell pepper — 1 — chopped
Smoked paprika — 1 teaspoon
Cumin — 1/2 teaspoon
Cayenne pepper — 1/4 teaspoon
Tomato paste — 1 tablespoon
Crushed tomatoes — 1 can
Eggs — 4
Feta cheese — 1/4 cup — crumbled
Pita breads — 2
Olive oil — 2 tablespoons
Salt —
Pepper —

Preparation

Step 1 — 🌡️🔥👉

Preheat oven to 375F.
Step 2 — 🍖🍳🔥

Heat olive oil in a medium oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced lamb sausages and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Step 3 — 🧅🧄🔥

Add chopped onion to the same skillet and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook for another minute.
Step 4 — 🌶️🌿🧂

Add chopped yellow pepper, shelled fava beans, smoked paprika, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes.
Step 5 — 🍅🥄🍲

Add tomato paste and cook for another minute. Then, add crushed tomatoes and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 6 — 🥚🧀🍅

Create four wells in the tomato mixture and crack an egg into each. Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese on top of the tomato mixture.
Step 7 — 👨‍🍳🌡️🔥

Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the egg whites are set and the yolks are still runny. While the shakshuka is baking, grill pita bread on medium-high heat until slightly charred, about 2-3 minutes per side.
Step 8 — 🥘🍞🍴

Serve the shakshuka hot with grilled pita bread on the side.

A final fox tip

This dish can be made vegetarian by omitting the lamb sausage and using vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. You can also switch up the fava beans for other seasonal vegetables like asparagus or artichokes.