Shakshouka is my favourite comfort food. I only learned about this dish a few years ago, from Linas matkasse meal kits. We don’t subscribe to those meal kits any more, but I’ve saved a bunch of the best recipes, and this one is the best. Juicy and flavourful and sweet, and with creamy eggs. I can’t believe I lived for forty years without knowing about shakshouka!

There are plenty of variations on shakshouka. This one, which for me will forever be the quintessential, original one, has plenty of bell peppers in the sauce. It’s almost a pepper sauce with tomatoes more than a tomato sauce. It also has onions and garlic of course, and cumin, paprika and saffron, plus something chili-ish.