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Sauce / Dressing / Flavoured Butter
ihabplanet
6.8K views • 9mo ago
A method to refine and reuse frying oil used for sweets and salty foods like French fries, ensuring the oil remains clean and safe for reuse multiple times without reaching the smoke point.
Difficulty:
easy
Cooking Time:
30 mins
Prep Time:
5 mins
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Shakshouka
1.1M views • 1y ago
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A traditional Middle Eastern dish featuring poached eggs in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, and various spices.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- oil - 1 tablespoon
- butter - 1 tablespoon
- tomatoes - 4 (peeled and finely chopped)
- onion - 1 medium (preferably white, finely chopped)
- green pepper - 1/2 cup (or 2 hot peppers, chopped)
- eggs - watch the video to see (as desired)
- salt - a pinch
- black pepper - a pinch
- tomato paste - 1 tablespoon
- sugar - a pinch (a very small pinch)
- parsley - a sprinkle (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare the tomatoes: Make a plus sign on the top of each tomato. Boil in water for one minute, then cool and peel.
- Chop vegetables: Finely chop the peeled tomatoes and onion. Cut the hot pepper into rings or small cubes if using regular peppers.
- Sauté onions and peppers: In a wide pan, heat oil and butter. Add onions and cook for about 30 seconds. Add peppers and stir.
- Add tomato paste and sugar: Sauté a tablespoon of tomato paste and a pinch of sugar quickly.
- Cook tomatoes: Add the chopped tomatoes, reduce heat, and cook for five minutes.
- Season: Season with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
- Add eggs: Add eggs according to preference, mixing some into the tomatoes and leaving some whole.
- Garnish and serve: Garnish with a sprinkle of parsley before serving.
