Turkey / Breakfast
Menemen (Eggs with Onion, Green Pepper, and Tomato)
Menemen is a Turkish dish of eggs with onion, green pepper and tomato. It can be served as a breakfast or luncheon dish.
Ingredients
- egg4
- onion2
- green pepper2
- tomato4
- parsley, chopped2 tbsp
- olive oil2 tbsp
- dried oregano, dried; optional1–2 tsp
- sweet paprika, sweet; optional1–2 tsp
- salt
- pepper
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Prepare a concassée of tomatoes by blanching, peeling, seeding and dicing the tomatoes. Alternately, you may simply grind the tomatoes in a food processor or grate them using a box grater.
Dice the onions and peppers in medium dice and sauté in the olive oil until tender.
Add the oregano and paprika, if using.
Add the tomatoes to the peppers and onion and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the parsley and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Beat the eggs and pour over the mixture in the pan. Stir until cooked.
Serve with Turkish bread.
