Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs)
serves 4
30 min
Easy
2 versions
Menemen with Greens
One of 2 versions of Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs). The table below shows how their ingredients differ.
Ingredients
Servings
people
- 2 piece leek
- 10 leaf spinach
- 200 gram tomato
- 40 gram butter
- 6 piece egg
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
How to make it
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Clean the leeks and chop them finely.
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Clean the spinach leaves and chop them.
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Peel the tomatoes and dice them.
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Wash the parsley and chop it.
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Heat the butter in a pan and soften the leek.
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Add the tomato and keep cooking.
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Add the spinach and cook for a few minutes more.
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Break the eggs over the top and sprinkle with salt.
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Stir gently with a wooden spoon and cook for five minutes.
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Scatter over the parsley and serve hot.
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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 milk
serves 3 25 min
Peppers and tomatoes softened in butter, milk stirred in and the eggs folded through until they reach the consistency of cream.
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