Turkish Egg Dish Menemen
Classic one-pan Turkish egg dish with tomatoes and green peppers.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 3 1x
- Category: Vegetarian
- Method: cooking
- Cuisine: Turkish
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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
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 free-range eggs
- 1/4 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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