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Menemen – Traditional Turkish Soft Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes & Peppers
The iconic Turkish breakfast dish: ripe simmered tomatoes and green peppers softly combined with eggs, served sizzling hot with crusty bread.
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Ingredients
4servings
- Fresh eggs4 piece
- Ripe juicy tomatoes4 piece
- Green sweet peppers2 piece
- Olive oil30 ml
- Dried oregano2 g
- Salt
- Black pepper
Preparation Steps
1
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and sauté sliced green peppers for 4-5 minutes until tender.
5 min timer
2
Add diced tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 8 minutes until tomatoes break down into a luscious sauce.
8 min timer
3
Pour in lightly beaten eggs and gently fold with a spatula for 2-3 minutes until barely set yet velvety.
3 min timer
4
Sprinkle with dried oregano and serve immediately straight from the pan with crusty bread for dipping.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Traditional Anatolian & Turkish Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
