turkish menemen

Classic one-pan Turkish egg dish menemen, which is scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers.

Turkish Menemen Scrambled Eggs With Tomatoes

olive oil

green peppers, chopped (Turkish peppers

tomatoes (1 cup peeled and diced)

salt

paprika

eggs

½ tsp black pepper

½ tsp red pepper flakes

parsley

Cook chopped peppers in it for 2-3 minutes.

Season with salt and paprika and cook over medium low heat until tomatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Now reduce the heat a bit.

Sprinkle black pepper and red pepper flakes over it. Garnish with herbs like parsley or chopped green onions and serve.

Serve it with your favorite crusty bread.

This recipe is fabulous and the photo with the piece of Simit in the middle has me completely mesmerized. Thank you for sharing this wonderful dish :-)

Thank you for the recipe, will try tomorrow..
It really reminds me of Istanbul which I visited in 2014...wonderful city with delicious food..hopefully can re visit again

It looks so delicious, I have to try it. Thanks for the recipe.

IT IS SO DELICIOUS .. because of tomatoes

My kind of egg dish! This looks like pretty good scramble and too easy to make. Thanks for sharing!

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Turkish Menemen Recipe is an amazingly tasty breakfast, lunch and dinner recipe. Summer tomatoes and green peppers combine with eggs in a pan to make this simple, quick and oh so yummy meal. 

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RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped (optional)
3 green peppers, chopped
4 cups chopped tomatoes or canned tomatoes
4 cloves garlic, sliced (optional)
3 green onions, 2 for cooking and 1 for the garnish
½ teaspoon salt
6 free-range eggs
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Mint leaves for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
Heat olive oil in a pan, preferably an iron cast. Add in chopped onion and green peppers, saute until tender.

Add in tomatoes, garlic and green onions, let it simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring frequently until it thickens. Sprinkle salt over it.
Using a spoon make rooms for each egg and break eggs into those hollows. Let it simmer uncovered until the eggs are slightly cooked for 8-10 minutes. Help egg whites cook well with a spoon. If you like the yolks hard, cook longer.
Sprinkle ground black pepper over it.
Garnish with chopped green onion and mint leaves. Serve in the pan.

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This savory Turkish Menemen is a great breakfast dish. It is a healthy and flavorful scrambled eggs recipe that is easy to make. One of the best egg recipes for a slow weekend breakfast or brunch.

Savory Turkish Menemen

tomatoes

onion

green bell pepper

olive oil (extra virgin)

paprika powder ((sweet

½ tsp chili flakes

salt and pepper

Add the olive oil to the pan or pot you want to use to prepare the Menemen.

Cut the tomatoes, onion and green bell pepper into dices. Beat the eggs in a bowl and add salt and pepper to them.

Sauté the onions first until they become transparent. Then add the green bell pepper and sauté for approx. 5 minutes until they start to get softer. When the green bell pepper is slightly soft, add the tomatoes and sauté everything until the tomato juice starts to appear.

Now add the strained tomatoes and spices. Add salt and pepper. Heat the tomato passata up and then reduce to low heat when bubbles start forming.

Add the beaten eggs and cover the pan or pot. Let the eggs cook for approx. 15 minutes. If your eggs are not completely done yet, give them a careful stir and cover them again for 1-2 more minutes.

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