Louisiana Shrimp Shakshuka!

Saw this is Sunday's paper, and it looked SO good cooked and presented in a cast iron skillet (hint: great for camping trips!!) Here is part of their accompanying description: "If you haven't yet heard of skakshuka, you will soon!! This dish of eggs baked in a peppery tomato sauce is not just edging out omelets on brunch menus, it's also the new darling of home cooks on social media. With roots in Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen, this hearty dish showcases the melting pot that is Israeli food." They also said you can vary the veggies. Other candidates include cooked and cubed Jerusalem artichokes, fingerling potatoes, edamame, steamed and chopped green beans, or sautéed spinach.
(serves 2)

2 T. EVOO, and more for drizzling
4 fresh* okra pods, cut in half lengthwise
1/2 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
1/3 cup sweet* onion, thinly sliced
1 minced garlic cloves
1/3 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
1&1/2 cups low sodium* tomato sauce
1/2 cup blanched and peeled fava beans
1/2 t. kosher salt
2 large eggs
4 large peeled and deveined raw* shrimp, tails on*
2 T. green onions, thinly sliced
Hot sauce, to taste (I would use Tabasco*)
2 pita breads, warmed

Heat the olive oil in a small cast iron skillet over med.-high heat. Add the orka pods; sauté 5 mins. or until tender and browned in spots. Remove from pan. Add the cherry tomatoes to the pan; cook 1 min. or until blistered. Add the onion, red bell pepper, and garlic; cook 3-4 mint. or until tender. Stir in the tomato sauce, fava beans, okra, and salt; bring to a simmer. Crack in the eggs into the pan (do not break the yolks*). Add the shrimp to where the eggs are not. Cover and reduce heat to med.; cook 3-4 mins. or until egg whites are set but yolks are still runny - cook longer if you like the yolks firm*. Sprinkle with the green onions, and serve with a couple of shots of hot sauce, to taste, and drizzled with olive oil, along with the warm pitas.

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Machete Milletti