Turkish one-pan eggs & peppers (Menemen)

 

Turkish one-pan eggs & peppers (Menemen)

 



This gutsy dish is genuine street food and a brilliant family dish for brunch, lunch or supper.



Ingredients

·         2 tbsp olive oil

·         2 onions , sliced

·         1 red or green pepper , halved deseeded and sliced

·         1-2 red chillies , deseeded and sliced

·         400g can chopped tomatoes

·         1-2 tsp caster sugar

·         4 eggs

·         small bunch parsley , roughly chopped

·         6 tbsp thick, creamy yogurt

·         2 garlic cloves , crushed

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Method

·         STEP 1

Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Stir in the onions, pepper and chillies. Cook until they begin to soften. Add the tomatoes and sugar, mixing well. Cook until the liquid has reduced, season.

·         STEP 2

Using a wooden spoon, create 4 pockets in the tomato mixture and crack the eggs into them. Cover the pan and cook the eggs over a low heat until just set.

·         STEP 3

Beat the yogurt with the garlic and season. Sprinkle the menemen with parsley and serve from the frying pan with a dollop of the garlic-flavoured yogurt.

 


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