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Shakshouka Focaccia Recipe

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This shakshouka focaccia recipe combines rich, spicy shakshouka with soft, fluffy focaccia bread baked to perfection, making a flavorful and satisfying meal.

Ingredients

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For the focaccia dough

  • 3 cups room temperature water
  • ½ tsp active dry yeast
  • 6¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp kosher salt

For the matbucha

  • 12 tomatoes on the vine, peeled or 2 (28 oz) cans whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 or 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and quartered
  • 1 tbsp + 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp sugar

For the shakshouka focaccia

  • flour, for shaping
  • olive oil, as needed
  • ¼ cup black sesame seeds or nigella seeds
  • 6 large eggs
  • sea salt, as needed
  • parsley, finely chopped to garnish

Instructions

  1. For the focaccia dough In a large bowl, whisk together the yeast, flour, sugar, and salt. Use your hand to combine the ingredients, mixing the dough by hand until all of the flour has dissolved and there aren’t any clumps. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest until it has risen slightly, about 30 minutes.
  2. Folding the dough Remove the plastic wrap and drizzle some olive oil onto your hands. Grab a quarter of the dough from one side of the bowl, then stretch it up and over onto the center of the dough, allowing it to fold over itself. Turn the bowl 90 degrees and repeat with another quarter of the dough. Repeat until you have made a 360 degree turn around the bowl. Slide a bench scraper under the dough and flip it over. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rest for 20 minutes.
  3. Second fold Repeat the folding process from step 2 again. Allow to rest for 20 minutes.
  4. For the matbucha Heat the olive oil in a large pot or saucepan over medium-low heat. Add in the garlic and jalapenos. Cook until the garlic is golden, about 5-7 minutes. Decrease the heat to low.
  5. Add tomatoes Use your hands to crush the tomatoes one by one as your place them into the pan. Stir in the salt and sugar. Cook, stirring every 5-10 minutes, until the tomatoes have thickened into a jam-like sauce, about 90 minutes. Set aside.
  6. Prepare dough for shaping Heavily flour a clean work surface. Transfer the dough to the work surface and stretch into a 14 x 8-inch rectangle. Divide in half lengthwise and then into 3 strips to make a total of 6 pieces. Fold the four corners of each dough square into the center so that it forms a circle. Flip each circle over.
  7. Let dough rise Place the dough balls on a floured pan and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Allow to rise in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
  8. Preheat oven Meanwhile, place a pizza stone or steel in the oven and heat to 500F.
  9. Shape dough bowls Place a sheet of parchment paper on a pizza peel. Place two pieces of dough onto the peel. Pour 1 tbsp olive oil into a small bowl and dip your fingers into it. Press your fingers into the center of the dough, pushing it outward so that it forms a bowl-like shape in the center. There should be a 1-inch border of thicker dough around the edges to serve as a wall to keep the eggs and sauce inside. Repeat with the second piece of dough.
  10. Add sauce and eggs Go back to the first dough and flatten the center of the dough again. Add ⅓ cup of the matbucha sauce to the center of the dough, spreading it in an even layer. Sprinkle the sesame or nigella seeds on the edges of the dough. Make a well in the center of the sauce and crack an egg into it. Sprinkle salt over the top. Repeat with the second dough round.
  11. Bake Slide the parchment paper with the shakshouka focaccia on it onto the preheated pizza steel. Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until the breads are browned and the eggs are cooked. Remove from the oven.
  12. Repeat Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
  13. Garnish and serve Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm.

Notes

  • Use your hands to crush the tomatoes for a better texture in the matbucha sauce.
  • Drizzling olive oil on hands helps handle and shape the dough smoothly.
  • Allowing the dough to rest and rise multiple times develops better texture and flavor.
  • Heating a pizza stone or steel to 500F ensures a crispy focaccia base.

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