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Ojja

عجة/OH-jah/
Ojja
About this dish

A spicy dish of eggs poached in a tomato and pepper sauce with merguez sausage.

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Ingredients
🥚4 eggs
🍅3 tomatoes, chopped
🌭2 merguez sausages, sliced
🫑1 bell pepper, chopped
🌶️1 tbsp harissa
Method
Serves 4
1
Sauté pepper and merguez until the sausage is lightly browned.
2
Add tomato and harissa, and simmer until it forms a thick sauce.
3
Crack the eggs directly into the sauce, spacing them apart.
4
Cover and cook until the eggs are just set.
5
Serve hot directly from the pan with bread for dipping.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ojja is a popular Tunisian dish, commonly eaten for breakfast or a light dinner, valued for its bold, spicy tomato base.

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