Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs)

Soft eggs gently scrambled into sautéed tomatoes and green peppers, the classic Turkish breakfast.

20 min 2 servings Easy turkish

Ingredients

• 2 pcs green peppers
• 1 pcs onion
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 3 pcs tomatoes
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 4 pcs eggs
• 0.5 tsp chili flakes
• 0.25 tsp black pepper

Steps

1. Remove the seeds from 2 green peppers.
2. Dice the peppers and 1 onion into small cubes.
3. Dice 3 tomatoes into small cubes.
4. Heat 3 tbsp of olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat.
5. Cook the onion and peppers for 5 minutes until soft.
6. Add the tomatoes and 0.5 tsp of salt.
7. Cook for 8 minutes, stirring now and then, until the tomatoes break down into a thick sauce.
8. Lower the heat to low.
9. Crack 4 eggs straight into the pan.
10. Stir gently for 2 minutes until the eggs are just set but still soft and creamy.
11. Sprinkle with 0.5 tsp of chili flakes and 0.25 tsp of black pepper.
12. Serve straight from the pan with crusty bread for dipping.