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Menemen

Make menemen, from the first ingredient to the finished dish.

1 serving · 8 ingredients · 4 steps

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Menemen, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Menemen

Ingredients 1 to 6 for menemen arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 3 large, about 165 g Egg. 200 g Tomato (Ripe ones. Underripe tomatoes never break down and the dish stays watery.). 100 g Green pepper. 50 g Onion. 8 g Olive oil. A good pinch, ideally the Turkish pul biber Chilli flakes

Ingredients 7 to 8 for menemen arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 8. To taste Salt. To taste Black pepper

Menemen, preparation step 1: Cook the finely chopped onion and pepper in the oil over a medium-low heat for six minutes until soft, without letting them brown. — Step 1. Cook the finely chopped onion and pepper in the oil over a medium-low heat for six minutes until soft, without letting them brown.

Menemen, preparation step 2: Add the grated or finely chopped tomato with the chilli flakes and salt and cook for five minutes until it thickens to a loose sauce. — Step 2. Add the grated or finely chopped tomato with the chilli flakes and salt and cook for five minutes until it thickens to a loose sauce.

Menemen, preparation step 3: Crack the eggs straight into the pan and stir slowly and steadily with a wooden spoon so they cook into the sauce in soft ribbons. Take it off the heat while it still looks slightly wet. — Step 3. Crack the eggs straight into the pan and stir slowly and steadily with a wooden spoon so they cook into the sauce in soft ribbons. Take it off the heat while it still looks slightly wet.

The finished menemen. — Step 4. Season with black pepper and eat from the pan.

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