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Menemen (Eggs with Onion, Green Pepper, and Tomato)

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Menemen is a Turkish dish of eggs with onion, green pepper and tomato. It can be served as a breakfast or luncheon dish.

Total 00:30
Yield 2

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 onions
  • 2 green peppers
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1–2 tsp dried oregano (optional) (optional)
  • 1–2 tsp sweet paprika (optional) (optional)
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Dice the onions and peppers in medium dice and sauté in the olive oil until tender.
  3. 3
    Add the oregano and paprika, if using.
  4. 4
    Add the tomatoes to the peppers and onion and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add the parsley and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  6. 6
    Beat the eggs and pour over the mixture in the pan. Stir until cooked.
  7. 7
    Serve with Turkish bread.
Cuisine
Turkish

Dietary Information

Gluten Free
Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Menemen_(Eggs_with_Onion,_Green_Pepper,_and_Tomato)