Menemen (Turkish scrambled eggs with tomatoes)
Soft eggs cooked into peppers and tomatoes, eaten with bread.
20 min
Ingredients
Cooking for
Recipe serves 2
- Eggs4
- Tomatoes (ripe, diced)3
- Bell peppers (green or Turkish pointed peppers, sliced)2
- Butter20 g
- Chili flakes (optional)1 tsp
- Saltto taste
- Bread (to serve, optional)4 slices
Method
- 1
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and cook the sliced peppers for 5 minutes until soft.
- 5 min
- 2
Add the diced tomatoes, chili flakes and a pinch of salt and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes until the tomatoes have broken down.
- 6 min
- 3
Crack in the eggs and stir gently for 2 to 3 minutes until they are just set but still soft. Serve in the pan with bread.
- 2 min