Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs with Peppers) - Mediterranean Recipe

Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs with Peppers)

🌍 Mediterranean, Turkey Difficulty: ●●●○○

Whether onions belong in menemen is a contentious culinary debate in Turkey — ask with caution.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 3 tomatoes chopped
• 2 green peppers (or 1 bell + 1 chili)
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp paprika
• salt
• pepper
• fresh parsley

Method

1. Sautéing — Sauté onion in oil until soft. Add peppers, cook 5 min.
2. Adding — Add tomatoes, season, cook until saucy (~10 min).
3. Making — Make wells, crack eggs in. Scramble gently into mixture or keep yolks intact.
4. Garnishing — Garnish with parsley. Eat with crusty bread directly from the pan.

Tags: eggs, tomatoes chopped, green peppers, onion, olive oil · Source: Brittani's Almanac