June Virtual Cook Along with Be Mighty

Nixon Library Pick Up

Support local producers this summer season with Be Mighty! This month, we are making shakshuka using fresh ingredients from our farm partners. Learn more about buying fresh and local ingredients Thurs. 6/18 at 6:00 p.m.

 Nixon Library Pick Up — Limit 1 kit per household — Live streamed on Be Mighty Little Rock's Facebook and Instagram.

We are making a delicious dish with our friend Katy Elliot who will also inform fellow chefs about Arkansas Local Food Network (ALFN) and how to order fresh produce and protein direct from AR farmers and small businesses using the ALFN website (Arkansas Local Food Network). 

Shakshuka
Ingredients: 

• 1.5-2 pounds fresh tomatoes, or canned whole, peeled tomatoes
• One bell pepper
• One onion
• Three cloves of garlic
• 4-6 eggs
• ¼ cup of cilantro or parsley
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, or 1 teaspoon powdered cumin

Additional notes:

This is a versatile dish! You can add any vegetable or additional protein and it will be delicious.
Eat with bread of any kind for sopping up the stew!
For a hardier meal, serve with rice.

Instructions:

• Prep all of your fresh ingredients: dice the onion and peppers, mince the garlic, and chop the tomato.
• On medium heat, add in the olive oil and then saute the onion and peppers together until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, cumin, and paprika and then cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the tomatoes and simmer for about 7 minutes, adding water if needed to loosen the sauce.
• Finally, make small wells across the pan and crack the eggs into the sauce. Cover the pan and cook until the eggs are set, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add fresh herbs and enjoy!