Baby and toddler recipes
🍳 Mild shakshuka with fully set eggs
A gentle Middle Eastern-style shakshuka of eggs baked in a sweet pepper and tomato sauce, with mild cumin and paprika. Eggs give protein and iron, peppers and tomatoes give vitamin C.
Makes 2 baby portions plus 2 adult portions
Ingredients
- 4 Egg
- 1 Red pepper (sliced)
- 1 Yellow pepper (sliced)
- 1 Onion (sliced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (sliced)
- 1 x 400g tin chopped Tomato (no added salt)
- 1/2 tsp ground Cumin
- 1/2 tsp sweet Paprika
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- a small handful Parsley
- 2 Pitta bread (to serve)
Method
- Soften the onion and peppers in the oil for 10 to 12 minutes until very soft.
- Add the garlic and spices for a minute, then the tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes until thick.
- Make 4 hollows and crack in the eggs.
- Cover and cook on a low heat for 8 to 10 minutes. For baby's egg, cook until white and yolk are fully set (unless using Lion-stamped eggs).
- Scatter with parsley.
- For baby, mash the egg into the sauce or cut it into strips with pitta fingers.
Serving it to your baby
At 7 months mash the egg and sauce together and offer with toasted pitta fingers for dipping. From 9 months cut the set egg into strips. Lion-stamped eggs can be served softer, other eggs must be fully cooked.
For the rest of the family
Season adult portions with salt and chilli flakes, and top with feta and coriander.
Storing and reheating
Best eaten fresh. Keep any leftover sauce (without egg) in the fridge for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 3 months, then reheat until steaming and cook fresh eggs in it.
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Questions parents ask
Can babies have runny eggs?
In the UK, British Lion stamped eggs can be served runny from 6 months. Other eggs should be cooked until both white and yolk are solid.
Is shakshuka spicy?
Traditional versions can be. This one uses only sweet paprika and cumin, so it is mild for babies.
OBubba gives general information based on UK guidance. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose anything. Every baby is different. If your baby has a known allergy, severe eczema or a medical condition, speak to your doctor or health visitor before starting solids. Learn baby first aid, and in an emergency call your local emergency number (999 in the UK).