“Menemen” is a top choice breakfast recipe in Turkey. It’s prepared with eggs, vegetables and seasonings and served with Turkish tea. If you like to prepare a Turkish breakfast, you need to learn how to cook Turkish menemen recipe.
Turkish Menemen Recipe
Turkish Menemen Ingredients
(For 4)
- 4 eggs (1 per person)
- 3 medium tomatoes ( finely diced)
- 3 long green peppers ( finely chopped)
- If preferred 2 medium onions (finely chopped)
- Half cup of olive oil
- Salt, pepper, paprika, dry mint etc.
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Turkish Menemen Recipe
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl.
- Add pepper, salt, paprika and the seasonings you prefer.
- In a large pan heat olive oil a bit and then add onions, peppers and tomatoes respectively.
- Wait until the tomatoes lose its juice.
- Add eggs while stirring.
- Then stir occasionally until the eggs are ready.
- You may sprinkle fresh parsley if you prefer.
- Turkish Menemen Recipe is a base dish. It means you can add either Turkish sausage “sucuk” or cheese, pastrami or salami.
Afiyet olsun 🙂
