Turkish
one-pan eggs & peppers (Menemen)
This gutsy dish is genuine
street food and a brilliant family dish for brunch, lunch or supper.
Ingredients
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2 tbsp olive oil
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2 onions , sliced
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1 red or green pepper , halved
deseeded and sliced
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1-2 red chillies , deseeded and
sliced
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400g can chopped tomatoes
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1-2 tsp caster sugar
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4 eggs
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small bunch parsley , roughly chopped
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6 tbsp thick, creamy yogurt
·
2 garlic cloves , crushed
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Method
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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.
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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.
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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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