Menemen - Turkish eggs and peppers

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Super simple and easy dish, perfect for brunch or lunch.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil- preferably cold pressed virgin olive oil 
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 red or green pepper, halved and sliced
• 3 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped or 8oz can chopped tomatoes
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp paprika 
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• Pinch of dried sumac, if available
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 eggs
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• small bunch parsley or fresh cilantro, mint, or chives, roughly chopped
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• 1/3 cup Greek or plain yogurt
• 1 garlic clove, crushed or minced
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• STEP 1

  Heat the oil on medium in a heavy-based frying pan.  A cast iron pan, with an enamel  finish, is perfect, and doesn’t require pre-seasoning. 

  Stir in the onions and peppers and cook until they begin to soften. Add the tomatoes, salt and spices, mixing well. Cook until the liquid has reduced. 

• 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 fresh herbs and serve from the frying pan with a dollop of the garlic-flavoured yogurt.

  You can add some red pepper flakes for color, and a bit more heat. 

  
  

  Serve with a crusty Turkish style bread or pitas, some olives, feta cheese, and fresh cucumber on the side. And of course finish with Turkish tea!