Sweet potato shakshuka with sriracha butter and pickled onions

Name: Sweet potato shakshuka with sriracha butter and pickled onions
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1kg sweet potatoes, skin on and scrubbed clean; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced into rounds (100g); 2 tbsp lemon juice; 3 tbsp olive oil; 150g mature cheddar, roughly grated; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp cumin seeds, roughly crushed with a pestle and mortar; 8 medium eggs; 25g unsalted butter; ¾ tbsp sriracha; 2 tbsp picked fresh coriander leaves, with some stems attached; salt and black pepper

Instructions

A far cry from a classic shakshuka, yes, but we’ve found that sweet potatoes provide just the right amount of moisture and heft to serve as a base for these eggs. Serve this vibrant dish as a weekend brunch; it sure looks the part.

Updated at: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:33:22 GMT