Shakshuka - Farmhouse Food

Ingredients

• ¼ cup (60 mL) vegetable oil (Dempsey uses Kricklewood sunflower oil, from near Smiths Falls)
• 2 cups (500 mL) chopped onion
• 2 tsp (10 mL) minced garlic
• 1½ tbsp (22.5 mL) smoked paprika or 2 tbsp (30 mL) regular paprika
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
• 1 small can chopped green chilies or ½ cup (125 mL) chopped fresh green pepper
• ½ tsp (2.5 mL) dried thyme or 1 tsp (5 mL) fresh
• 6 cups (1.5 L) juicy garden tomatoes, chopped, or two 28 oz (800g) cans good-quality diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp (5 mL) sugar
• Salt to taste
• ¼ cup (60 mL) chopped cilantro
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped flat-leaf parsley
• Raw corn from 2-3 cobs
• 1 handful of baby kale leaves or 1 cup (250 mL) shredded larger leaf kale (ribs removed)
• 8 eggs
• Pepper
• Crumbled feta cheese, (Dempsey uses Milkhouse Farm & Dairy feta, from Smiths Falls