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Menemen Recipe (Turkish Tomato Scrambled Eggs)

Classic one-pan Turkish egg dish menemen, which is scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers.
Yields: 4 servings
PREP 5 minutes
COOK 20 minutes
TOTAL 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 medium green peppers chopped (Turkish peppers or any sweet green pepper)
  • 4 large tomatoes about 1 cup, peeled and diced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 4 medium eggs
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon parsley for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Heat olive oil in a pan. 
  • Cook chopped peppers in it for 2-3 minutes or until tender.
  • Add in tomatoes.
  • Season with salt and paprika and cook over medium low heat until tomatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. Now reduce the heat a bit. 
  • In a bowl, beat the eggs gently. And pour it all over the tomato mixture in the pan. Cook it uncovered, stirring with a spatula gently so that the eggs can spread everywhere.
  • It takes no longer than 5 minutes. Don’t overcook.
  • Remove from the heat, garnish with red pepper flakes, black pepper and chopped parsley. Serve immediately.
  • Optionally, drizzle a little olive oil over it right before serving.

To Leave The Eggs Whole:

  • After the tomatoes and peppers are cooked in the pan, use a spoon and make wells for each egg.
  • Break eggs into those hollows. Let it simmer uncovered until the egg whites are set and the yolks are still runny for 8-10 minutes.
  • Help egg whites cook well by pushing and poking into them gently with a spatula. Alternatively, cover the pan with a lid and let it cook until the whites are set. But remember the yolks will be covered with a thin egg white then.

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NOTES

  1. There is always a discussion in Turkey about whether menemen should contain onions or not. It is a matter of taste. We love them both. You can try and decide for yourself. So if you want, you can use a small onion in the recipe. Cook chopped onions and green peppers together and then add in tomatoes.
  2. Use the best tomatoes you can find. If your tomatoes are not red, juicy and tasty enough, you won’t get the desired result. To make it tastier, you can add some tomato paste when cooking peppers.
  3. After adding eggs, don’t let them cook on their own. Using a spatula or a wooden spoon, stir everything well to make sure eggs cook evenly. If you prefer the second option of adding eggs, which is leaving them whole, just gently poke the whites and stir gently a few times to make them mix with tomatoes and leave the yolks as they are. 
  4. Don’t overcook menemen. Otherwise, it will dry out and won’t taste as good.

NUTRITION

Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 8gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 370mgPotassium: 668mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2367IUVitamin C: 98mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Vegetarian
Cuisine Turkish
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