Türkiye

Menemen, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Menemen
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Türkiye
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 medium tomatoes, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 1/2 yellow onion, chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp Aleppo pepper; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

20 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Sauté chopped onion, green pepper, and diced tomatoes in olive oil until soft and translucent.
2
Whisk eggs in a bowl with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
3
Pour the eggs into the pan and gently fold on low heat until just soft-curdled.

How it's eaten in Türkiye

In Turkey, it is served hot in the pan with crusty white bread for dipping.

Ingredients (serves 2)

eggs4
tomatoes, diced2 medium
green bell pepper, diced1
Swap: 120 ml frozen diced peppers（no knife work）
yellow onion, chopped1/2
olive oil2 tbsp
Aleppo pepper1 tsp
Swap: 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes + 1/2 tsp paprika（replicates mild heat and fruitiness）
salt1/2 tsp
black pepper1/4 tsp

Authentic ingredients in Türkiye

eggs4
tomatoes, grated3
Turkish green peppers (Sivri biber), diced2
onion, finely chopped1/2
olive oil2 tbsp
Pul Biber (Turkish Aleppo pepper)1 tsp
salt1/2 tsp
black pepper1/4 tsp

Optional authentic touch
Grating the tomatoes instead of dicing gives a smoother, more traditional texture.

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