Butternut Squash Shakshuka

Real Talk: Butternut squash can be a royal pain in the ass to peel. If you have a crappy peeler or don’t feel like spending your time hunched over a garbage can, try this. First: Make sure you have a sharp knife. Cut your squash in half crosswise, at the curve where the neck meets the rounded base. Set it upright on your cutting board, then shave off the thick skin long, bold strokes with your knife.

Preheat oven to 375°. Crush tomatoes by hand (or smash with a fork or potato masher) in a medium bowl; set aside.

Heat oil in a medium heatproof skillet over medium. Cook squash, onion, and garlic, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10–15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, stir in chile powder, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high and add sambal oelek and reserved tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and tomatoes are brick red, 5–10 minutes.

Remove from heat. Using the back of a spoon, make 4 depressions in tomato mixture and crack an egg into each. Transfer to oven and bake shakshuka until egg whites are set and yolks slightly wobble when pan is shaken (your clue that the yolk is still runny), 10–12 minutes.

Top shakshuka with cilantro and serve.