Shakshuka ! A Recipe From My Cookbook...

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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  • @michaelingrum4960
    @michaelingrum4960 6 лет назад +135

    The best way to keep from crying while cutting onions is to not form emotional attachments to them.

    • @watrgrl2
      @watrgrl2 2 года назад +1

      Bingo! 🤣🤣😂😂👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼👍🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @Lonzoballz
      @Lonzoballz Год назад +1

      Thankyou

    • @liliancalo3518
      @liliancalo3518 Год назад +2

      @Michael Ingrum, loved your comment, I am considering printing it in my refrigerator in big letters, so all my friends will laugh when the see it! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤ P.S. I will grant you full credit on your authorship!

    • @michaelingrum4960
      @michaelingrum4960 Год назад +2

      @@liliancalo3518 Not my quote, don't know who said it first.

    • @ajiththomas2465
      @ajiththomas2465 Год назад

      That or you just wet the blade that you're going to cut onions with. The water will deactivate the chemical in onions that makes your eyes water.

  • @clericneokun
    @clericneokun 6 лет назад +614

    "So how long have you been doing thi....RASPBERRY!!!"

  • @p_mouse8676
    @p_mouse8676 6 лет назад +164

    That rooftop veggie garden on top is freaking amazing!
    Should be done in every city.

    • @delphzouzou4520
      @delphzouzou4520 6 лет назад +7

      On every roof... :) Basically, all buildings should integrate this kind of thing.

    • @brunovlaminck9901
      @brunovlaminck9901 6 лет назад +2

      we should put this on the trump tower!

    • @VulgarUltra
      @VulgarUltra 6 лет назад +6

      @@brunovlaminck9901 An orange grove would be perfect ;3

    • @mariedehaene6776
      @mariedehaene6776 6 лет назад +26

      Hi, it's Marie from the rooftop garden! Our startup "Sous les fraises" is working on it: 5 cities and 15 gardens so far!

    • @bigdsmusicrepository4877
      @bigdsmusicrepository4877 6 лет назад +1

      @@mariedehaene6776 Your work is inspiring. I hope you continue it and help show people what should be done! Thank you for doing this. Best of luck!

  • @LongWatchman
    @LongWatchman 6 лет назад +302

    "Just so you know this is not acting, I really am that stupid."
    Alex French Guy Cooking, 2018
    Words to live by

    • @yCherkashin
      @yCherkashin 5 лет назад

      I once got compared to this guy. Didn't know who he was, and what it was about.
      So now I know. :D
      It's the stripes and the cooking and the glasses and the knives. And the stupid. :)

    • @PlayaSinNombre
      @PlayaSinNombre 5 лет назад

      From Somewhere, A Transmission ay least you don’t have the poodle hair o,0

    • @drachentoddy
      @drachentoddy 4 года назад

      It's 2019 isn't it

  • @tombaenadaglio5425
    @tombaenadaglio5425 6 лет назад +74

    Nice comeback Alex! Thanks for making us a part of the video! Awesome fresh and organic produce, I bet the shakshouka was out of this world.

  • @ishvalda_
    @ishvalda_ 4 года назад +31

    Alex has such a positive attitude that i can't help from smiling whenever he talks

  • @jeffward1106
    @jeffward1106 6 лет назад +261

    My uncle is Saudi and taught me how to do it 25yrs ago. Your's us simpler and quicker! Thanks!

    • @yumna1681
      @yumna1681 6 лет назад +6

      Jeff Ward 🙋‍♀️
      A citizen who was born in the Saudi Capital agrees with you man, his recipe looks much simpler and tasty.

    • @exeuroweenie
      @exeuroweenie 6 лет назад +2

      Doesn't it translate as "eggs in hell"? My roommate in college was Saudi and knew how to make this.All he ever wanted was Mc Donald's,though.It reminds me of that French egg dish,piperade.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 6 лет назад +2

      It has always seems like a dish that was easily simplified or made more complex as taste and situation allowed.

    • @adamburdt8794
      @adamburdt8794 6 лет назад +5

      That's the wonderful thing about this guy. All his stuff is so simple. Did I just make a soufleè that looks better than the ones on cooking shows? Yes, thanks to this French guy

    • @shinryomaz
      @shinryomaz 6 лет назад +1

      Ahmed Alharbi Even in dishes that looks like there is no technique like the huge rice dishes, there is. Depends on the cook. Plus the Arabian peninsula is diverse. You say Saudi cooking. That includes the original food plus influences from Uzbek, Nigeria, Indonesia, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey, Levant, Faris, India...etc simply because Makkah and Madinah are there.

  • @IPTAndroid33
    @IPTAndroid33 6 лет назад +1031

    She had the strongest french accent until she became a midwestern american when saying "Sure"

    • @dpchiko17
      @dpchiko17 6 лет назад +79

      Damn I knew I wasnt the only one who heard that

    • @joshuabenton3785
      @joshuabenton3785 6 лет назад +21

      I HEARD THAT TOO!! lol

    • @mopoii399
      @mopoii399 6 лет назад +26

      Her accent is better than Alex's

    • @bash6555
      @bash6555 6 лет назад +1

      Time stamp please !!

    • @royalpetunia
      @royalpetunia 6 лет назад +10

      @@bash6555 5:04!

  • @050296050296
    @050296050296 6 лет назад +28

    6:20 “I’m talking about FUCKLOADS of garlic” (four cloves)

    • @jellez280
      @jellez280 2 года назад

      Waahahaha I was so shook when I wound it back

  • @BearsOnASubmarine
    @BearsOnASubmarine 6 лет назад +2

    Shakshuka, Menemen or Huevos Rancheros. Whatever variation you want, is always such a delicious and satisfying dish.
    That rooftop garden was great. They should be mandatory!

  • @MuslimQueens
    @MuslimQueens 6 лет назад +18

    Amazing video. Will definitely try it. In Algeria, we prepare it differently.

    • @mansfaye1084
      @mansfaye1084 3 года назад

      @@omarhasanovic7721 he used merguez. plenty halal merguez out there

  • @mickymouseish6922
    @mickymouseish6922 6 лет назад +16

    I grew up with my dad making this a lot on the weekends! Awesome to see your take on it. I've never seen sausages in Shakshuka before. (Sprinkling some feta cheese on top of the Shakshuka after it is plated is an *awesome* addition to the dish.)

    • @Just_Sara
      @Just_Sara 5 лет назад +2

      I tried it, and you are certainly correct about the feta.

    • @coucoumohsen9054
      @coucoumohsen9054 4 года назад

      This is a tunisian version henfe the harissa too

    • @Tootzisgaming
      @Tootzisgaming 4 года назад +1

      Ah shit. Feta. Knew I missed something when I was at the store.

    • @orwellianyoutube8978
      @orwellianyoutube8978 2 года назад

      cheese makes everything better.

  • @fokiat
    @fokiat 6 лет назад +167

    Wow i really enjoyed the part where you took us onto that rooftop to show us what you do with wasted space. This goes to show that we as the human race need to better use what we have. More isnt necessarily better.. we just need to better use what we have less of... edited this cause i ordered his cookbook... love to watch his videos and I am sure his book will be just as good.

    • @mariedehaene6776
      @mariedehaene6776 6 лет назад +14

      Hi, it's Marie from the video! Thanks for your kind words, I'll share it with my team! :)

    • @soundzzzbetter
      @soundzzzbetter 5 лет назад +1

      Marie Dehaene I live in Niederscherli. A small village in Switzerland surrounded by forests in the green outside the city of Bern and growing chillies in a small greenhouse and on the balcony. But your Vertical rooftop garden is absolutely amazing Marie...😍🍀

    • @beeohel6787
      @beeohel6787 4 года назад

      @@mariedehaene6776 hello by any chance are you Irish 🇮🇪💚🍀😘

  • @user-ct7ou4nf3u
    @user-ct7ou4nf3u 4 года назад +1

    I am from Saudi and I can tell that your Shakshuka is very delicious, I Like it in the way you made it, but the easiest “I would say” way for me to do it with just an onion and tomato and egg of course , and I cook everything with butter instead of oil or I drizzle some gee on top of the dish. Thank you for being in the RUclips world ! I spent the last week on your videos and I like how creative and passionate you are .

  • @donalskehan
    @donalskehan 6 лет назад +33

    LOVE IT! Can't wait to see the book buddy! :)

  • @v41eria
    @v41eria 6 лет назад

    my dad makes this all the time but a simpler version with just onions, tomatoes, peppers and a few spices !! and of course eggs but he like mixes them so they become scrambled. i love this dish so so much

  • @DavideGhini
    @DavideGhini 6 лет назад +5

    Well timed, I work in a tomato factory and we'll be in production next week making 5 kg bags of shakshuka sauce for an Israeli customer. 🤣

  • @kimberlyb8774
    @kimberlyb8774 6 лет назад +18

    pre-ordered from Amazon. BTW, my sourdough starter has entered phase two. happy to following along here in the US

  • @FarmerCooking
    @FarmerCooking 6 лет назад +20

    Nice cycle riding man! 👍 I like your cook book..your cooking is really awesome and delicious! mouth watering...yummy! 😋😋😋

  • @sofiandonkerwolke5402
    @sofiandonkerwolke5402 4 года назад +1

    In my family tchouktchouka (my grandma said it like that) was done with algerian chilli peppers instead of bell peppers, was really tasty yet quite strong

  • @TonyAnschutz
    @TonyAnschutz 6 лет назад +6

    At 8:01 "just look away please" Had me rolling!

  • @cadcamandy1
    @cadcamandy1 5 лет назад +3

    Alex , you remind me, in a way, of Heston Blumenthal - your style of presenting food and ingredients has a degree of “science” to it ... Heston seems more arrogant and smug about it, whereas you make it seem more approachable and friendly. You deserve every success.
    Bravo, Alex.

  • @garrettlees
    @garrettlees 5 лет назад +24

    Wow, his bike was still there when he got back. Amazing.

  • @Meskarune
    @Meskarune 6 лет назад

    In Puerto Rico they have a dish very similar to Shashuka called "Huevos Cubanos" (cuban style eggs) where you put sofrito into a baking dish, crack eggs on top of the sofrito, sprinkle on a bit of cheese and bake it for 8-10 minutes. You then eat it with a crusty slice of bread.

  • @JungleScene
    @JungleScene 6 лет назад +36

    I love shakshuka! north african flavours are incredible.

    • @mauri3274
      @mauri3274 4 года назад +8

      @Michael north africa and middle east aren't the same thing just to mention

    • @jadawin10
      @jadawin10 3 года назад +1

      @@mauri3274
      Shakshuka is also a North African recipe...

  • @Versudan
    @Versudan 6 лет назад

    Don't often immediately get off the PC after watching a recipe video, but I'm making this one now. Thanks Alex!

  • @clydedsouza5843
    @clydedsouza5843 6 лет назад +6

    2:16 "You also need a sharp knife to avoid tears when cutting onions." - Jacques Pepin

  • @bradyhalstead2824
    @bradyhalstead2824 4 года назад

    Made this dish with my own Harissa. Very simple dish and packed with flavour! Amazing texture! Very comforting dish!

  • @ninoashe1147
    @ninoashe1147 6 лет назад +24

    Am Egyptian and shakshuka is eggs, peppers,onions and tomato

    • @Leucci11
      @Leucci11 5 лет назад +6

      aren't there many variations of shakshuka among north africa and the middle east? this seems more like a tunisian/algerian version

    • @rdu239
      @rdu239 5 лет назад

      @@Leucci11 My Tunisian friend said its a staple breakfast dish in their country, at first I thought it looked odd but when she let me taste, its very delicious

    • @notahotshot
      @notahotshot 4 года назад +2

      I'm a tuna sandwich, I can confirm eggs, peppers, onions, and tomato is an omelette.

    • @lovv.profile
      @lovv.profile 4 года назад +2

      Intukey we have a Totally different dish called shakshuka which makes me think People are so confused

  • @omartriki4216
    @omartriki4216 6 лет назад

    There are dozens of ways to prepare a Shakshuka in Tunisia and it depends on the region (in the coast, it's eaten with sardines and witth dried meat in some other parts) and the season (the summer one is prepared with more tomatoes and onions, in winter, there's more beans).

  • @peshmerge44
    @peshmerge44 6 лет назад +6

    Most don't know but alex' full name is Alexis Gabriel Ainouz. I am pretty sure he knows the north african cuisine very well

    • @abc-iq9fk
      @abc-iq9fk 6 лет назад +2

      Origin: The origin of this name is Indo-European. The etymology of this surname comes from the agglutination of ancient French "ain", and the suffix "os" which means the one who has full enjoyment of his tenure. This name specifies an ancestral particularity.

  • @adambier2415
    @adambier2415 6 лет назад

    Alex, you can light a candle or run a nearby faucet. Both will create airflow that draws the tear-inducing fumes away from your eyes while cutting onions. A fan would probably work as well. -Love your show!

  • @ayseguldemir8800
    @ayseguldemir8800 6 лет назад +48

    Salut alex, en turquie nous avons aussi un plat appelé 'şakşuka' mais à la différence de celle ci elle est composé de petit dés d aubergines, courgettes, pommes de terre et piments frits accompagnée d'une sauce tomate maison et du yaourt a l ail :) cest servi en général comme entrée en 'mezze'

    • @nymalous3428
      @nymalous3428 6 лет назад +4

      creme brule pistache I'm going to have to try it that way, sounds delicious! (Sadly, I don't speak French, but I took Latin and so I can sometimes get the general meaning of words in the Romance languages.)

    • @arabfootballhd4278
      @arabfootballhd4278 6 лет назад +2

      C'est du copier coller de la shakshuka nord africaine n'oublie pas que la Turquie a colonisé l’Algérie et la Tunisie pendant 3 siècles

    • @ayseguldemir8800
      @ayseguldemir8800 6 лет назад

      @@arabfootballhd4278 c'est possible,.. mais qu'importe ?

    • @cs7160
      @cs7160 5 лет назад

      Ça doit être délicieux, j'adore le yaourt à l'ail

  • @rebekaholinger4208
    @rebekaholinger4208 6 лет назад

    Hey Alex! I found your channel quite by accident about three weeks ago. Two weeks ago I moved across the country by myself to go to college. I want to say thanks for joining me for almost every meal so I dont have to eat alone so much and also making the transition a little bit easier. I love cooking and now that I live in the dorms I can't cook. Thanks for allowing me to cook vicariously through this channel.

  • @alicesolal1002
    @alicesolal1002 6 лет назад +5

    Les mères tunes sont en train de conquérir le monde 😂👏

    • @mykeemix
      @mykeemix 6 лет назад

      hahaha

    • @brunovlaminck9901
      @brunovlaminck9901 6 лет назад

      On va se battre pour revendiquer les origines de la shashuka pour moi çà vient d'Algérie! :p

  • @bushanchhetri1317
    @bushanchhetri1317 4 года назад +2

    That onion cutting was so satisfying

  • @MrDo99er
    @MrDo99er 6 лет назад +8

    שקשוקה
    a french guy cooking shakshuka, ok... not so much how i make in but your version is nice as well.
    as some one said, usually we serve it in a small iron skillet and we close the lead while the egg cooks (but i guess that a personal preference).
    just so you'd know, there is a white shakshuka version as well :) check it out
    good luck with the cook book, love your channel

    • @shaz3r786
      @shaz3r786 6 лет назад

      Lol a jew trying to culturally appropriate food from stolen land

    • @jjescorpiso21
      @jjescorpiso21 6 лет назад

      Woah~ White shakshuka~ Does that mean it isn't as spicy?

    • @etocal
      @etocal 6 лет назад +1

      Chakchouka ( french spelling ) is quite popular in south east of France

  • @rcg5317
    @rcg5317 6 лет назад

    This makes me think how far this journey has come: from a table top propane stove on a strand board counter and rummage sale cooking utensils with a crazy French friend having fun cooking good food that is not too posh. Now he is an international internet sensation with a cookbook. What fun it has been! What fun it will be!!

  • @Safaa74
    @Safaa74 6 лет назад +4

    Nice video Alex very inspiring and funny as always :) ... In Iraq we call it "Makhlama". The iraqi way is much simpler. Only three ingredients (eggs, meat and tomato).

    • @DrDune
      @DrDune 6 лет назад

      Palestinians use this Iraqi recipe as well its one of my favorite. But I think theyre two separate dishes.

  • @bigpapi3636
    @bigpapi3636 6 лет назад

    The urban garden was beautiful and I admire anyone who takes on a challenge like that to add sustainability to otherwise unused space.
    I've sampled various harissa recipes in North Africa and the chilis they use come from the devil's own garden, fragrant, garlicky and hot as hell!
    Can't wait to get your book. It will go on the top shelf right next to the Jacques Pepin collection!

    • @mariedehaene6776
      @mariedehaene6776 6 лет назад

      Hello, Marie from the garden here, thanks for your nice comment about my team's work on this rooftop!

  • @svarje8475
    @svarje8475 5 лет назад +7

    PRO TIP: stir 1 or 2 eggs in the sauce moments before u ad the whole eggs 😍🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳

    • @chaimabenabderrahmen2369
      @chaimabenabderrahmen2369 5 лет назад +2

      Finaly another Tunisian in the comments.

    • @coucoumohsen9054
      @coucoumohsen9054 4 года назад

      Ya l9it tounsi jaw xDDD, kolha behta kifch bil merguez lokhrin maya3rfouch 9imtou

  • @JohnBernieFitzgerald
    @JohnBernieFitzgerald 3 года назад

    On est dans les memes fight toi et moi.
    L'omelette, les sauces, shakshuka...
    Avoir galéré pour maitriser tous ces plats et ensuite tomber sur ta chaine et te voir faire la meme chose c'est un kif extreme!
    Bravo à toi et plein d'amour!

  • @NikitaPchelin
    @NikitaPchelin 6 лет назад +5

    That video made me pre-order your book!

  • @R0gue0ne
    @R0gue0ne 6 лет назад +1

    My favorite dish! You can do this so many ways with so many ingredients. I like to use masses of dill and mint and finish with crumbly fetta cheese. Duck eggs are also amaze balls in it.

  • @mmero22
    @mmero22 6 лет назад +5

    Ayyy it's me in the dark room , 1:19 , wanted you to put the better version but this is ok too, that was a mistake on my part I should've sent it earlier.
    Anyways, nice Video as always Alex.
    Salute.

  • @christinmogese955
    @christinmogese955 3 года назад +1

    Omgggggg I love how simple his life seems

  • @shinryomaz
    @shinryomaz 6 лет назад +6

    Nice. Try using Arabic sujuk (sausage) next time stuffed with pine nuts. Turkish also works cuz it has a higher fat content.

  • @juicebythedeuce8056
    @juicebythedeuce8056 6 лет назад

    Shakshuka is one of my all time favorite dishes. Nicely done. Bread is important.

  • @AmitSenguptaPlus
    @AmitSenguptaPlus 6 лет назад +14

    Alex, How to get a signed copy?

  • @nikosassa1
    @nikosassa1 6 лет назад

    I normally have shakshuka once a week and it's practically never the same. That's the beauty behind it as it can work with any tomato based sauce.

  • @aviramster
    @aviramster 6 лет назад +13

    Mix the Tomatoes with Sherry Tomatoes, it will definitely upgrade the taste.

  • @marylegan2046
    @marylegan2046 6 лет назад +1

    Ah, Alex, so glad you are back.
    I have missed you. You always brighten my day.

  • @bonimeoded3979
    @bonimeoded3979 6 лет назад +5

    Hi Alex, love your vdo's. I am from Israel and at home, we love serving the shakshuka dish with toasted/almost burned challa bread. and we also like to add different toppings to it like baked eggplants and sweet potatoes, and I'd be quite happy if you ever try it and share...

  • @gabrielavelez5794
    @gabrielavelez5794 6 лет назад +1

    This recipe touchs my childhood litle heart. My grandad used to cook thia recipe in sundays. Thank you for giving it to me again.❤❤❤
    Salut from Ecuador

  • @massoud999
    @massoud999 6 лет назад +26

    شكشوكة - שקשוקה is Shashuka written in Ivrit (Hebrew) and Arabic

  • @YogiTheKid
    @YogiTheKid 6 лет назад

    Just purchased this book as a gift to myself. Not only is it the first recipe book I've bought myself, but this will be my very first cook book, period! Now to wait for September 1st

  • @PibisTochter
    @PibisTochter 5 лет назад +6

    Me: Yay, Shakshuka! My favourite vegetarian dish!
    Alex: Chorizo.

  • @MrFloris
    @MrFloris 5 лет назад

    What I like of your videos is that you have a tiny taste of vlogging too, you don't just stop recording and go to a grocery store and get some basic ingredients. You go to a special place to give them a shoutout, explain the situation, take us on that ride, and make it part of the video. that's value right there. Great to watch, loving it. merci!

  • @MissConscience1
    @MissConscience1 6 лет назад +3

    Salut !
    c'était un bon repas, merci beaucoup !
    👋🏻🤩
    هذه هي وجبتي في الفطور 😋🍴💚
    🇸🇦✌️😚

  • @robotparadise
    @robotparadise 6 лет назад +1

    **Holds up Alex's cookbook** This is the best rolling pin I've ever used, thanks Alex!

  • @flavasava1992
    @flavasava1992 6 лет назад +24

    shakshuka with sausage that is new to me

    • @brunovlaminck9901
      @brunovlaminck9901 6 лет назад

      me too usually no meat no eggs

    • @flavasava1992
      @flavasava1992 6 лет назад +4

      @@brunovlaminck9901 traditionally where I grew up it is tomato onions and eggs

    • @satoshiketchump
      @satoshiketchump 6 лет назад +1

      You can beat eggs and pour it over the shakshuka, cover it with a lid or cook it in a tagine. Saw it on Feast Morroco 😍

    • @yesmansam6686
      @yesmansam6686 4 года назад

      He had me with chorizo. I never thought to put chorizo in my shakshuka, but, now, I want to try it.

    • @yasminebubteina
      @yasminebubteina 4 года назад

      You find it with the sausage in North Africa

  • @Kencom212
    @Kencom212 3 года назад

    I use your book all the time. Recipes are easy, quick, straight forward and most importantly delicious. I love that you take us on your journey learning about food and the science behind cooking. I just watched your sauces video and I love that you are not afraid not to be perfect. You are learning everyday while getting better and better. When I want to make something for a gathering, I just know, your recipes are fool proof.. I don't have to cook it before to know. I have made so much from your cookbook that by now its a fact. Your cookbook is foolproof!!

  • @patrickkeller2193
    @patrickkeller2193 6 лет назад +45

    Odd that I have never seen another Shakshuka recipe with sausage, but why not?
    Needs a side of hummus though.

    • @cadiza315
      @cadiza315 6 лет назад +6

      yes i make it without meat too! but i bet it gives the dish a great flavor base.

    • @rosscopicoltrane3749
      @rosscopicoltrane3749 6 лет назад +1

      Patrick Keller me too

    • @blackout198341
      @blackout198341 6 лет назад +6

      Yet shakshuka with sausage/merguez is common. In tunisia atleast

    • @blackout198341
      @blackout198341 6 лет назад +1

      and some people call it 'ojja'

    • @zuzup
      @zuzup 6 лет назад

      ojja is not the same, it's eggs scrambled with a spicy tomato sauce

  • @lorenzoalcamisi3495
    @lorenzoalcamisi3495 6 лет назад

    Honestly I don't understand how someone can dislike your videos, seriously.

  • @jean-michelnicolas9999
    @jean-michelnicolas9999 6 лет назад +6

    To avoid crying, just keep some water in your mouth while you cut the onions.
    The water will get a bad taste, just spit it once you're finished.

    • @cadiza315
      @cadiza315 6 лет назад +1

      i will try that

    • @HelgaCavoli
      @HelgaCavoli 6 лет назад +1

      That's......... unusual enough. I'll try it as well. I'm intrigued.

    • @scottyhaines4226
      @scottyhaines4226 6 лет назад

      It's easier to not cut the root. If you don't cut the root it won't be as strong

    • @jeremyericksen8433
      @jeremyericksen8433 6 лет назад

      Jean-Michel Nicolas or simply don't cut through the root...

    • @wisdon
      @wisdon 6 лет назад

      Put onions in cold water for 15 minutes before you cut them

  • @aileenjusties5350
    @aileenjusties5350 4 года назад

    Get your book last week as a present - or my boyfriend just bought it for himself. Anyway today I made the shashuka as it is one of my favorite dishes. Know a different version and improvised because of missing ingredients. Still veeeeerrrrrry tasty. Looking forward to make the next recipe! Thanks

  • @rhijulbec1
    @rhijulbec1 6 лет назад +15

    I've been cooking for over 50yrs. I have, in all that time, only had onions affect my eyes maybe half a dozen times. They just don't seem to bother me.
    Anyone else seem to be immune to the affects of cutting onions? Please?
    Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁

    • @Bullerephon
      @Bullerephon 6 лет назад +4

      I am! :D I used to work at a restaurant where I chopped 30+ onions at a time in a closed room and everyone who walked in would have to walk right back out but it didn't affect me in the slightest :) I would happily chop away until my task was done.

    • @rhijulbec1
      @rhijulbec1 6 лет назад

      @@Bullerephon
      Good to know! 😂 I didn't think I'd be the only one.
      Now~I never get brain freeze from ice cream. Apparently it's a genetic thing. How about you?
      Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁

    • @RobotsWithKnivesCartoons
      @RobotsWithKnivesCartoons 6 лет назад +2

      I think it depends how you chop them too, I don't remember how I used to chop them before I learned knife skills (which was pretty late in my life) but crying was more problematic before I learned the right way. I have also read that using a dull knife can crush the onion rather then cleanly cutting it which makes it more pungent. So I imagine many folks watching this have an interest in a sharp knife and correct technique.
      Everything changed for me when I found a wok in a thrift store in my late 20's and ended up moving to a small apartment with a gas range that was right next to a very large asian grocery story, I started trying to learn stir-frying and realized I needed a good knife, when I bought a good knife I started looking up RUclips videos on how to use knives correctly and years later I am feeling pretty comfortable and happy in the kitchen. And I don't cry anymore when I cut onions. :)

    • @rhijulbec1
      @rhijulbec1 6 лет назад +2

      @@RobotsWithKnivesCartoons
      I am so proud of you! Not many take on the daunting task of not just cooking, but learning about the how's and what's and correct methods. Good on ya!
      You are exactly right. I use really sharp knives. My mum was a professional cook (refused to call herself a chef) and I learned everything at her elbow. My kitchen has always been run like a restaurant kitchen, 😂.
      I watched a Netflix show where David Chang was cooking Thanksgiving dinner at his family home and he kept commenting about how the disarray drove him nuts! That's me.
      We're retired and hubby has taken an interest in cooking. I'm "trying" (bullying more like) to get him to do things "the right way", in other words My Way, 😂.
      He's a pro photographer so I'm constantly saying "If I were to come into your dark room and do what I want, without asking you, wtf would happen?" "
      "Yes, well this is MY domain so do it the way I fucking tell you!"
      LOLZ
      Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁

    • @dimasakbar7668
      @dimasakbar7668 6 лет назад +3

      I think one could develop resistance to it, been cooking for a long time and onion didnt bother me at all, even though i cook for dozens portion in studio apartment. It does bother my wife though.
      Solution? Swimming goggles. Not only it remove any possibility of pain, you can also live your childhood fantasy of being superhero, cape sold separately.

  • @vytautasmii2028
    @vytautasmii2028 4 года назад

    Heyy Alex, just a little tip for less tears during onion chop, try to cut it vertical sideway, not horizontal, (meaning not from the top to the root, but from one side to the other). This way you’ll break less cells of onion and endup crying less 😄✌🏻🌹

  • @nadkudo1798
    @nadkudo1798 6 лет назад +6

    0:59 not gonna lie... I may or may not have paused the video to read the foreword... :')

  • @2Dtube1
    @2Dtube1 6 лет назад

    I find rinsing the knife in water when you get teary eyed from cutting onions works like a charm!

  • @askingstuff
    @askingstuff 6 лет назад +21

    2:12 SHALLOTS, IMPRISONING ME, ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE LAYERS.
    Like if you get that reference.

  • @cosmicmutant33
    @cosmicmutant33 6 лет назад

    I as a marocain i eat this pretty often
    but your recipe brings it to the next level

  • @fonkypouley5759
    @fonkypouley5759 6 лет назад +6

    Yo Alex! Toujours trop aimé tes vidéos, pour la première fois je commente: tu nous montrerais comment faire des VRAIES MERGUEZ QUI DÉCHIRENT? Merci d'avance! ;) English: Yo Alex! Always loved your videos, first time commenting though: would you show us how to make REAL KICKIN'ASS MERGUEZ? Thanks so much! ;)

  • @mafhper
    @mafhper 6 лет назад

    Here in Brazil we do something like that, but we use pieces of fish as protein base. In place of the peppers, coconut milk.

  • @umut3524
    @umut3524 6 лет назад +44

    Alex can you pls do Turkish cuisine? Btw I love your videos :)

  • @huda4275
    @huda4275 6 лет назад

    Oh My GOD!!! you are SUPER, I don't believe there is anyone can watch you and feel sad, you made me laugh, I needed that soooooooooo much. And I am definitely going to cook that Shakshuka and I am definitely buying your book...Salut et MERCI!

  • @sunshinemusic9876
    @sunshinemusic9876 6 лет назад +8

    I love your videos Alex! ❤ I wanna share with you a great chill out song I love listening to while cooking: Benedict Ammann - The Rules
    Maybe you'll like it for your cooking playlist as well ❤

  • @Feralhyena
    @Feralhyena 4 года назад

    I've made this twice. First time, I improvised a ton, and burned my mouth with how spicy it turned out. This last time, it was not nearly as hot, fed my whole family, and left me full despite being a low-carb meal. It was a joy to make and I hope I can master it.
    BTW: Greek Yogurt is a beautiful substitute for the eggs if you have eaters averse to eating whole, unbeaten eggs.

  • @andrewlazar4804
    @andrewlazar4804 6 лет назад +7

    HE'S BACK!!!!! Happy to be the first comment on your valiant return lol

  • @catalinacatoi653
    @catalinacatoi653 6 лет назад

    I believe that every country has it's own recipe. I found something that is "mas o menos" similar in the Tex(an)-Mex(ican) cuisine called huevos rancheros. Delicious. Yours looks delicious, a must try one. Thank you! Lovely the top roof garden. can you imagine the amount of work? To get good soil and everything needed up that narrow staircase ??? Congratulation!

  • @simonci5177
    @simonci5177 5 лет назад +4

    Cooking starts at 1:50 , after 1 min skip to 5:55

  • @jozigirl7114
    @jozigirl7114 5 лет назад

    Thank you for this video. I made this tonight but didn't have spicy sausages so I used smoked lardons instead. Added lots of chilli powder and paprika. It came out beautifully. Also thank you for the onion tip - I will try it later this week as I suffer tremendously when I chop onions.

  • @etamar3
    @etamar3 6 лет назад +3

    onions are a big no no in traditional shakshuka. yes, you can add them and get something good but its better without them. why? because onions tend to mellow and round out the sauce. in a lot of recipes that can be good, but in shakshuka you want a sharp, bright and punchy sauce, and the onion rounds everything in a way that reduces those much desired qualities.

    • @haplo666
      @haplo666 6 лет назад +1

      Yes! no onions

    • @birdseyeview164
      @birdseyeview164 6 лет назад +4

      Honestly his recipe is already on the nontraditional side bc of the sausage, but yeah, I personally am not a fan of the added onions haha

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 6 лет назад

      I do it with merguez as well.

  • @jeanahollings
    @jeanahollings 5 лет назад

    Thank you for your use so many fresh ingredients. I only have a passing relationship with vegetables and how to use them. You inspire me to do better! Thank you!

  • @fairenuf1045
    @fairenuf1045 6 лет назад +6

    Is there anyway I can buy the knife at 2:35 "be patient some things take time"??

    • @alexket3581
      @alexket3581 6 лет назад +1

      probably is a hand-made knife, i'd love to have one too

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 6 лет назад

      Mth Mtrix
      I‘m only guessing, but it reminds me an awful lot of handcrafted knifes from Vietnam. I have seen them on markets as well as online...they aren’t terribly expensive either. Try googling that, to find a source convenient to you...shouldn’t be hard to have an inscription added. Plenty of places do that...or ask around for a dremel 😉

  • @JeanetteKramer
    @JeanetteKramer 6 лет назад +1

    My Algerian husband makes the best chakchouka. Slight difference: no merguez, add olives. 😋 miam!!

  • @Max-df5zp
    @Max-df5zp 5 лет назад +3

    please buy a helmet

  • @SimonJBergerActor
    @SimonJBergerActor 6 лет назад

    I have to mention, I made this last night, and I've been getting cold sweats all day just from remembering the pleasure of eating it - and still I messed up the proportions and had to use sambal oelek instead of harissa. Going to make it again tomorrow. Thanks, Alex!

  • @Rachel9165
    @Rachel9165 6 лет назад +19

    For anyone confused- Israel is a colonial state started in 1948. They stole some of the local foods of the Indigenous peoples, but there is no such thing as "Israeli" food- it is Palestinian food. This is an important distinction, and one that Alex needs to make. Stealing the foods of Indigenous peoples is a typical colonial thing to do, which is how curry becomes the UK's "national dish."

    • @marin4311
      @marin4311 6 лет назад +14

      Political opinions are a bit out of subject when it is time to eat. Sharing food recipes is supposed to help people getting closer, not getting angry. By the way Shakshuka is well known in many countries from Turkey to Marrocco, including Israel and Palestine. Salaam aleikoum, Shalom.

    • @fatemesalari6793
      @fatemesalari6793 6 лет назад +8

      for God's sake this is just a dish!! don't make everything political

    • @Rachel9165
      @Rachel9165 6 лет назад +9

      Lol if you don't think food is political, you haven't thought much about the subject. Who gets to eat, and what type of food, is very much political. Israel is an apartheid state that has built a 700+ km long wall to *separate* Jews from Muslims and Christians. Israel is an apartheid state that traps 1.8 Million people in the Gaza strip, where 95% of the water is contaminated and they are forbidden from leaving this open air prison that is carpet-bombed every four years. It is beyond ABSURD to suggest that stealing the recipe of a people you are colonizing, genociding, and subjecting to 50+ discriminatory laws is equivalent to "sharing." I'm well aware the dish is enjoyed in many variations by many countries, but I refuse to go along with pretending that a colonial state created in 1948 also gets to claim national food simply because it enforces a military occupation in the region.

    • @Rachel9165
      @Rachel9165 6 лет назад +3

      Also FYI the apartheid wall was deemed illegal by the UN's International Court of Justice and ordered to be taken down, but of course this has not yet happened because Israel flouts International Law with impunity.

    • @shadyganaem5342
      @shadyganaem5342 6 лет назад +4

      i wish it was only shakshuka.. i mean im arabian living in israel they claim a lot of stuff to be their own, shakshuka, hummus, falafel , stuffed veggies , maqluba ... everything.

  • @pjstartv6798
    @pjstartv6798 6 лет назад

    I love to cook but I'm not one to go out and buy a bunch of cookbooks. However, I believe I will have to make an exception this time. I love your RUclips channel and everything that you do on it Alex. Keep up the great work!

  • @SaltyTubers
    @SaltyTubers 6 лет назад

    Thanks to you Alex for returning!! I'm making Shakshuka tonight for dinner for my family because of your video! I'm sure they will love it. :) Jacques Pepin is the BOSS! Also, if you just don't cut the root end of the onion, you'll avoid releasing the tear gas. Merci mon ami!

  • @quzzze
    @quzzze 6 лет назад

    Thank you for your great work and for sharing all those simple and delicious recipies with us. As a cooking enthusiast i like food which takes just half an hour to cook and tastes like you really knew what you were doing.

  • @nathanhill8579
    @nathanhill8579 6 лет назад

    Been making this for years but i never knew the name was shakshuka. Thank you Alex.

  • @dermozart80
    @dermozart80 6 лет назад

    got your book in the mail today. unfortunately i am in the hospital (broken collarbone). But my wife brought me your book and so I have at least something good to read!

  • @hintergrundmensch9970
    @hintergrundmensch9970 5 лет назад

    Made it for my family today. added a few tweaks like roasing the pepper in the oven and made some bread to eat with it. all in all once again a nice video and recipe from you. merci

  • @prisillaspace
    @prisillaspace 6 лет назад

    Mmmmm! I have made it! I ❤🍅!!! My 8 yr. old daughter & I can't wait for your book!!! We ❤ you Alex!! & your beautiful home!

  • @thexels1
    @thexels1 6 лет назад +1

    Wow... I started making a dish like this years ago without even knowing there was something similar! I take local sausge (any kind you like works) and brown it up. Once you have a nice fond and some color, you add some diced onion/shallot and just soften a little. Once that is all done, take 1-2 large heirloom tomatoes (here in america, store bought tomato have no character or taste) and quarter them and let them simmer in the pan with the rest of the mixture. Once they have reduced to a soft,pulpy liquid, you crack the eggs on top and cover until the whites set. Serve over a nice piece of toasted sourdough, or any other desired bread, and you are in heaven. A lot of times i only use sausage, tomatoes and eggs. If the sausage is good, you dont need much else :-). I love your channel BTW. lots of great inspiration!

    • @Bullerephon
      @Bullerephon 6 лет назад

      Thank you for your take on the recipe! :) I'll have to try this in the next week or so haha

  • @Louise-qk2po
    @Louise-qk2po 6 лет назад

    Shakshuka looks like a versatile recipe, it may go well with rice, couscous and pasta. I should make this one day, I have home made harisa in my fridge.

  • @daniellec6337
    @daniellec6337 6 лет назад

    Sometimes I take inspiration from Alex's videos, but this is the first I followed strictly. Holy cow this comes out even better than I expected, and I already had high hopes. I think I need this book.

  • @kahinafifi7406
    @kahinafifi7406 6 лет назад

    chakchouka team 🍜🍜 . my favorite dish during summer 🎉🎉 hola from algeria