Menemen
Menemen, from above
Non vegEggAegean Turkey

Menemen

Soft scrambled eggs in tomato and peppers. The onion debate is optional.

20 minTime
15 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayAegean style with green peppers.
The original
326kcalsame
15 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
20minutessame

The original menemen.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Egg4
Tomato4 ripe, grated or chopped
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)2 long green peppers, chopped
Onion1 small (optional)
Butter1 tbsp
Olive oil1 tbsp
Kashmiri chilli powder½ tsp, or pul biber
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Soften the peppers, and onion if using, in the butter and oil.
  2. 2Add the tomato and salt and cook until saucy and slightly reduced.
  3. 3Add the eggs and stir gently on low heat until just set.
  4. 4Sprinkle with chilli flakes and serve straight from the pan.
Serve it like this

Serve in the pan with crusty bread, olives, cheese and tea.

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What goes with Menemen: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Simit120 min
On the side Çoban salatası10 min
On the side Yayla çorbası35 min
A little snack Ispanaklı börek75 min
To drink Ayran5 min
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