Comments on: Yid.Dish: Dreaming of Shakshuka http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:23:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Regina Ostrovski http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-5007 Regina Ostrovski Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:15:58 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-5007 I am making dinner this upcoming Shabbat and went scanning the blog for great recipes. This is hilarious! Thank you for the wonderful tips. I am making dinner this upcoming Shabbat and went scanning the blog for great recipes. This is hilarious! Thank you for the wonderful tips.

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4551 Leah Koenig Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:37:00 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4551 In my foodie fantasy she's "mama" - but yeah, mostly just b/c I don't know how to say momma in Morrocan. :) In my foodie fantasy she’s “mama” - but yeah, mostly just b/c I don’t know how to say momma in Morrocan. :)

]]> By: ck http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4550 ck Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:56:48 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4550 Jeff Yoskowitz!! No Onions in Shakshuka!! NO ONIONS! You may as well drop eggs into spaghetti sauce. Sheesh. I should add a few items here... start off with a little oil and towards the end of the process add more olive oil so that the salade cuite base is shiny. Most of the spices should be added towards the end of the cooking process otherwise they will just boil away. And yes, you can use fresh tomatoes. Just dip them in boiling water for a minute and peel off the skin. Bad/quickie shakshuka is characterized by the retention of pepper and tomato skin. But please, don't waste really expensive tomatoes on this recipe - you really cook the bejeezus out of them... Use the good tomatoes for a nice Israeli salad! And Leah? It's not "Momma Brakha." It's just Brakha. We're Moroccan Jews, not Italians. Thanks for the linky love! Jeff Yoskowitz!! No Onions in Shakshuka!! NO ONIONS! You may as well drop eggs into spaghetti sauce. Sheesh.

I should add a few items here… start off with a little oil and towards the end of the process add more olive oil so that the salade cuite base is shiny. Most of the spices should be added towards the end of the cooking process otherwise they will just boil away.

And yes, you can use fresh tomatoes. Just dip them in boiling water for a minute and peel off the skin. Bad/quickie shakshuka is characterized by the retention of pepper and tomato skin. But please, don’t waste really expensive tomatoes on this recipe - you really cook the bejeezus out of them… Use the good tomatoes for a nice Israeli salad!

And Leah? It’s not “Momma Brakha.” It’s just Brakha. We’re Moroccan Jews, not Italians. Thanks for the linky love!

]]> By: Leah Koenig http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4539 Leah Koenig Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:41:56 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4539 I'm with you Alix - I'm down with the fresh toms to, though I'll admit that most of my marinara sauces start with canned. I also thought it was funny how Momma Brakha was equally adamant about "fresh garlic" as she was about "canned tomatoes" - we all have a little hidden food snob in us somewhere :) I’m with you Alix - I’m down with the fresh toms to, though I’ll admit that most of my marinara sauces start with canned. I also thought it was funny how Momma Brakha was equally adamant about “fresh garlic” as she was about “canned tomatoes” - we all have a little hidden food snob in us somewhere :)

]]> By: Alix http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4538 Alix Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:40:17 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4538 oops, I meant to write food snob! not snot! ;) oops, I meant to write food snob! not snot! ;)

]]> By: Alix http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4537 Alix Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:37:43 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4537 While I like the tone of this recipe, I still maintain that peasant food or not, fresh (in season) tomatoes take shakshuka to another level. If that makes me a foodie snot, then so be it. While I could make it now with canned tomatoes, I'm waiting until summer! Right now, my favorite way to eat eggs is over a bed of greens sauteed with onions, either chard, kale or spinach. Yum! While I like the tone of this recipe, I still maintain that peasant food or not, fresh (in season) tomatoes take shakshuka to another level. If that makes me a foodie snot, then so be it. While I could make it now with canned tomatoes, I’m waiting until summer! Right now, my favorite way to eat eggs is over a bed of greens sauteed with onions, either chard, kale or spinach. Yum!

]]> By: Jeff Yoskowitz http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4526 Jeff Yoskowitz Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:15:58 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4526 I've been making delicious shakshuka over here in Israel and I've tried very complicated and very simple recipes. As great as the complicated ones turn out I must say that simply dicing up tomatoes, onions. garlic and peppers, letting them simmer together and then simply dropping eggs on top and letting it cook turns out pretty damn good. If you've got time you can make it into a gourmet dish but I've come to like it as a default dish when I don't know what to cook or sometimes as a fancy egg in the morning. I’ve been making delicious shakshuka over here in Israel and I’ve tried very complicated and very simple recipes. As great as the complicated ones turn out I must say that simply dicing up tomatoes, onions. garlic and peppers, letting them simmer together and then simply dropping eggs on top and letting it cook turns out pretty damn good. If you’ve got time you can make it into a gourmet dish but I’ve come to like it as a default dish when I don’t know what to cook or sometimes as a fancy egg in the morning.

]]> By: Anna Stevenson http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4525 Anna Stevenson Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:59:28 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4525 what I meant to say also is that I love the timing of this recipe. serving it with challah for shabbat, then as breakfast two days later is integral to the food. i like that. a recipe that meets several needs at once! what I meant to say also is that I love the timing of this recipe. serving it with challah for shabbat, then as breakfast two days later is integral to the food. i like that. a recipe that meets several needs at once!

]]> By: Anna http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4524 Anna Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:56:36 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-dreaming-of-shakshuka/#comment-4524 wow! this sounds fantastic. i can't wait to try it! a few months ago i was camping and had a jar of tomato sauce -- which we used for spaghetti at night, and poached eggs the next morning. nothing near homemade shakshuka, but still very tasty and satisfying, and the best thing to do with that half-a-jar leftover sauce.... wow! this sounds fantastic. i can’t wait to try it!

a few months ago i was camping and had a jar of tomato sauce — which we used for spaghetti at night, and poached eggs the next morning. nothing near homemade shakshuka, but still very tasty and satisfying, and the best thing to do with that half-a-jar leftover sauce….

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