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Korean · Breakfast

Smoked Lentil Shakshuka

Weeknight-friendly Lentil Shakshuka with the doenjang we come back to again and again. Big flavour, short shopping list.

4.6 from 1,040 cooks
Prep30 min
Cook50 min
Serves2
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Smoked Lentil Shakshuka
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the doenjang elements, and pat the lentil dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the dried lentils and smoke until it takes on colour and the edges catch, 4 to 6 minutes.

Stir in the soy sauce and the rest of the doenjang flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the kale along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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