shuka it up

As I promised when I got back from Israel, I have here a recipe for the sauce that goes with a very popular breakfast there, called Shakshuka. The tomato sauce is filled with vegetables, and it's very easy to add anything that you want to it. So far my family has made this with zucchini in it, and with okra. 

In order to make Shakshuka (which I haven't done yet), poach an egg and place it in a bowl of this sauce. It's a perfect breakfast and is certain to keep you full until lunch. The egg is a great source of protein, and the vegetables start your day off well. Tomatoes, which are the main ingredient, are good for weight control, immunity, heart disease, and osteoporosis. This is also just a great way to fit tomatoes into your diet if you don't like them (like me!). No matter how much I try, I can't get myself to eat a slice of tomato; making such a good sauce like this makes it easy to eat tomatoes though!

You could either make this as a side dish with the vegetables in it (zucchini, okra), you could make

Shakshuka out of it, or even just put this homemade tomato sauce on pasta and call it a dinner!

This recipe is very flexible, and if you want to add more or less of certain ingredients, you can! It's up to you to shak[e] it up however you want!

Here's what you need:

yields a lot of sauce

1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes

28 oz can crushed tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce (no salt added) 

5 garlic cloves

2 small onions

8 oz mushrooms

crushed red pepper (as much as you want)

1. Cut up onions and mushrooms. Mince garlic.

2. In a large pan or Wok, saute garlic and onions, then add in mushrooms and saute. 

3. Add in fire roasted tomatoes, then crushed tomatoes, then tomato sauce and mix all together. Add in crushed red pepper. Simmer until all the flavors have come together.

4. Enjoy!

Resource: http://www.livestrong.com/article/408302-tomato-health-benefits/