Broccoli Rabe, Shakshuka Style Recipe (2024)

For what it's worth, many tastebuds object to the bitterness of the broccoli rabe -- and to cure that all you need to do is blanch it for a minute before cooking. Have a steamer ready, or a pot of boiling water, and after you've trimmed the heavy stems but before chopping, toss it in, cover it, and give it a minute or two -- till it turns BRIGHT green. Proceed with recipe.

This is not called Shakshuka. It's called Broccoli Rabe, Shakshuka Style

The flavors for this recipe were very pleasing, but the technique was iffy in the sense that the peppers became overcooked and mushy because of the amount of time they spend in the pan (and the subsequent stock bath). While we don't want crispy crunchy veggies here, it'd be better to cook, remove, and then re-add the peppers and onions alongside the broccoli rabe after the potatoes have time to cook and simmer. I also blanched the broc and it was perfect. Add lemon zest at the end!

She didn't say it was Shakshuka, she said it was Shakshuka *style.* There's a difference.

i've made this 5 times already. it's fantastic. especially with garlic sausage

I usually clean my broccoli rabe and peel off some of the thick outer skin, like cleaning the heavy broccoli stems, I put on a plate with a little water another plate on as a cover and 'blanch' it in the microwave. It is then ready to sauté or add to any dish, garlic, cavatelli, reggiano parmesan and a really fruity Spanish olive oil is my favorite.

I dealt with the texture issues discussed below by making the potato pieces a little smaller and the onion and pepper pieces a little larger.

As often when a dish becomes trendy online, people get confused about what it is and before you know it, every mayo is "aioli". Now every time someone breaks an egg over vegetable, it's Shakshuka. Shakshuka is not eggs baked on a vegetable stew. It's a pepper and tomato sauce. If you take away the tomato and pepper sauce, it's something else, regardless of eggs.
This is a pleasant dish, and a good way to eat veggies but shaksuka, it is not.

I tried this, and although it came together beautifully, I just couldn’t get behind the flavor. Broccoli rabe is very bitter and I usually eat it after blanching and carefully sautéing for a very long time, which mellows and sweetens it. The combination of broccoli rabe with green pepper was really astringent. The eggs and potato gets lost. If I did it again I’d use a different green, sub out the green bell pepper for zucchini, and serve it over a creamy potato puree or polenta.

Made in a 8-10 in cast iron skillet. About 1/2 portion. Not bad. Use feta on top for broil.

Recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of EVOO but prep instructions only mention 1 tablespoon? Did I miss something?

This was good, not amazing. Unnecessarily time consuming for a glorified breakfast hash. I think you could sauté the onions until starting to brown, then add the peppers, potato, herbs/spices and cook all together and halve the time. To save even more time you could microwave the diced potatoes in some water for a few minutes to precook. I skipped the broiler and fried the eggs on the side, I think it results in a more evenly cooked egg. Could easily riff with herbs, greens, etc. Hot sauce too!

Would this work with dinosaur kale? It’s overtaking out garden!

Very good! My only alteration was using broccolini in place of the broccoli rabe (plus a handful of spinach) and it was very satisfying. Next time I'll use a bit more thyme.

Used leftover duck stock and duck fat to roast the veg - phenomenal!

Good recipe, would keep the jalapeño seeds in, add red pepper flakes with liquid to add additional heat (flavors quite bland without it). Kept steps, finer chop. Put cheese before the broiler, finish w Aleppo pepper

I'd like to know what the other two tablespoons of olive oil are for

Calls for 3 tbs of olive oil but recipe then only says to use 1. What am I missing?

“Brokshuka” was a hit with the family. Nice way to start the day with a big serving of vegetables. I might make this chilaquiles style next time with salsa verde. I also think I’ll try adding cauliflower rice to the pepper/tomato/harissa shakshuka recipe next time, because the texture of this recipe was very satisfying.

Fail. I didn't use enough broccoli - but even beyond that, it was just boring.

Used poblanos instead of green bell peppers. Added Aleppo pepper with the onions while sauteing. Finely chopped broccoli instead of broccoli rabe. Topped egg with Aleppo pepper oil as well as Parmesan. super delicious

I had broccolini to used up so substituted it for the broccoli rabe. This came out delicious and I'll definitely make again.

I may reduce the amount of thyme and add a few mushrooms next time. Directions are good. I ended up cooking the potatoes longer than 15 minutes. I am not sure where the other 2T of olive oil is used. Anyone?