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Turkish menemen
- Prep time:
- 10 mins
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
- 2
Try something a little more exotic for breakfast with Diana Henry’s tasty traditional Turkish egg dish
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 large Onion, thickly sliced
- 4 Peppers, in a mixture of colours, coarsely chopped
- 2 green chillies, halved, seeds removed and finely chopped
- 1 can Tomatoes, in thick juice
- 2 tbsp chopped Coriander, flat-leaf parsley or mint (or a combination)
- 4 Eggs
For the yogurt sauce
- 8 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
To serve
- extra virgin Olive oil
- Chilli powder
- Feta cheese, crumbled (optional)
- flatbreads
Method
1. For the yogurt sauce: combine the yogurt with the crushed garlic and set aside while you cook the pepper mixture.2. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the onions, peppers and chilli together over a medium to high heat until the onions have a good golden colour.
3. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook until the peppers are soft, like a ratatouille, and the mixture is not too runny.
4. Stir in your chosen herbs.
5. Break the eggs onto the top of the pepper mixture and let them cook over a medium heat until they are set but the yolks are still runny. The mixture underneath will become thicker as the eggs cook.
6. To serve, sprinkle the eggs with a little salt and pepper, add a drizzle of olive oil and the ground chilli or cayenne. Scatter over the feta if you’re using it and accompany with the yogurt sauce and flatbread on the side.










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