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Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs)

Asia › Turkey
serves 3 25 min Easy 2 versions
Menemen tarifi
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Menemen

One of 2 versions of Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs) · the most complete write-up. The table below shows how their ingredients differ.

Ingredients

Servings 3 people
  • 2 piece tomato · large
  • 6 piece green pointed pepper
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • half coffee cup (70 ml) milk
  • 5 piece egg
  • 3 sprig parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • half teaspoon black pepper

How to make it

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  1. Peel the tomatoes and cut them into small cubes.
  2. Deseed the pointed peppers and cut them into thin rings.
  3. Melt the butter in a pan and soften the peppers.
  4. Add the tomatoes and cook for five or six minutes.
  5. Add the milk.
  6. Add the eggs to this mixture one at a time.
  7. Stir quickly until it reaches the consistency of cream.
  8. Add salt and black pepper and cook for another seven or eight minutes.
  9. Garnish with parsley and serve.

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Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs) versions

They are all the same dish; the table below lists only the ingredients that set them apart. Ingredients common to every version (flour, salt, oil) are left out — they make no difference.

Ingredient With milk With greens
black pepper ✓ —
leek — ✓
milk ✓ —
pepper ✓ —
spinach — ✓

With greens

serves 4 30 min

Leek, spinach and tomato softened in butter with the eggs broken over the top.

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