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Menemen: Turkish Eggs
Course:
Brunch
Cuisine:
Eastern Europe, Turkish
Servings:
4
servings
Author:
LydiaF
Ingredients
olive oil
pinch
red pepper flake
1
medium onion
diced (about a cup)
1/2
red pepper
diced (about a half cup)
1 or 2
tomatoes, depending on their size,
seeded and diced
1/4
teaspoon
smoky paprika
more or less
1/4
teaspoon
cumin
more or less
salt and pepper to taste
4
eggs
chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
Heat some olive oil and a pinch of red pepper flakes in the bottom of a large skillet
Saute the onions and peppers until softened, then add the tomatoes, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper.
When the vegetables are cooked the way you like them and most of the liquid is cooked away, crack the eggs directly into the pan.
Immediately break the yolks and scramble the eggs gently with the veggies.
The menemen is ready when the eggs are softly set. Garnish with the chopped parsley.