Fire-Grilled Merguez Shakshuka with Charred Sourdough

Let your campfire burn down to steady, even coals and set a large cast-iron skillet over the heat to warm.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp harissa paste, plus more to serve
• 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
• 6 merguez sausages
• 6 large eggs
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• Handful fresh cilantro and parsley, chopped
• 1 sourdough loaf, thickly sliced

Instructions

1. Let your campfire burn down to steady, even coals and set a large cast-iron skillet over the heat to warm.
2. Pour in the olive oil and soften the onion and bell pepper at the edge of the fire until slumped and lightly charred, about 8 minutes.
3. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, cumin, smoked paprika and harissa and cook for a minute until fragrant and darkened.
4. Add the crushed tomatoes, season well, and let the sauce bubble and thicken for 12 to 15 minutes, sliding the pan over hotter coals as needed.
5. Meanwhile, lay the merguez directly on the grill grate over the fire and turn until charred and cooked through, then slice on the bias.
6. Make six wells in the sauce, crack an egg into each, nestle the merguez around them, and cover loosely with foil until the whites set but the yolks stay runny.
7. Toast the sourdough slices on the grate until smoky and crisp at the edges.
8. Scatter the shakshuka with feta and herbs, add an extra smear of harissa, and serve straight from the pan with the charred sourdough for scooping.
9. Shakshuka is a North African and Middle Eastern morning staple, and Tunisia gives it real backbone with fiery harissa and spiced merguez. Cooked in one cast-iron pan over a campfire, it turns a sleepy campsite dawn into a communal feast, everyone tearing bread and dipping into the same bubbling skillet as the smoke drifts off the coals.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

• Calories: 590 kcal
• Protein: 28g
• Fat: 38g
• Carbohydrates: 34g
• Fiber: 6g
• Sugar: 11g
• Sodium: 980mg