Menemen

Name: Menemen
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Turca
Ingredients: Bread; 20 g Butter; 4 u Egg; 3 u Tomato; 0.5 u Onion; Salt; 1 teaspoon Pul Biber; 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 u Green Pepper; 1 handful Parsley

Easy

Contains allergens

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Author: Equipo Cocinoa
Preparation time: 17 min
Servings: 2

Summary

The quintessential Turkish breakfast: eggs gently scrambled in a sauce of tomato and green pepper with butter and pepper flakes, served in the pan for dipping bread.

Ingredients

2 servings

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Bread (to serve)
20 g Butter
4 u Egg
3 u Tomato (very ripe, peeled and chopped)
0.5 u Onion (chopped) (optional)
Salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon Pul Biber (or chilli flakes)
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 u Green Pepper (long, Italian-style, sliced into rings)
1 handful Parsley (chopped)

Instructions

Heat the butter and oil in a medium frying pan. Fry the onion, if using, and the green pepper until soft.
6 min
Add the tomatoes with a pinch of salt and cook until they break down and almost no liquid is left.
8 min
Crack the eggs straight into the sauce, sprinkle with the pul biber and stir gently just a few times, so they only half mix.
Cook over low heat until the eggs are set but still soft. Scatter the parsley over and serve in the pan, with bread.
3 min

Notes

Turkey has an endless debate over whether menemen should include onion: both versions are authentic. Barely mix the eggs so streaks of white and yolk remain, and take it off the heat while still soft. Turkish peppers (sivri) are thin and mild; long Italian green peppers are a good substitute.