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Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs)

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This Turkish breakfast features Onion, Tomatoes, Hot peppers, Butter, Eggs. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. Perfect for a leisurely weekend morning or a quick weekday start. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4
Calories: 573.6
Dietary: Gluten-free, Vegetarian
Description
This Turkish breakfast features Onion, Tomatoes, Hot peppers, Butter, Eggs. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. Perfect for a leisurely weekend morning or a quick weekday start. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 1 Onion
  • 4 Tomatoes
  • 4 Green Hot peppers
  • 5 tablespoon Butter
  • 8 Eggs
Directions
  1. 1
    Salt Pepper 1 ts Mild paprika powder Chop the onion finely.
  2. 2
    Cut a cross in the top of the tomatoes and put them in hot water.
  3. 3
    Remove the skins.
  4. 4
    Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
  5. 5
    Wash the peppers and cut them into very small rings.
  6. 6
    Heat the butter in a big skillet.
  7. 7
    Sautee the onion until soft, then add peppers and tomatoes and fry for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  8. 8
    Beat the eggs with salt and pepper and paprika powder.
  9. 9
    Pour mixture over vegetables.
  10. 10
    Keep stirring with a fork until set.
  11. 11
    (Serve on nice fresh homemade or -of course- Turkish bread) Be careful with the peppers.
  12. 12
    Peppers used here are the Turkish kind, a cross between parika's and hot peppers.
  13. 13
    Remove the seeds to make them less hot.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 573.6kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 29.8g46%
Saturated Fat 13.5g68%
Cholesterol 413.3mg138%
Sodium 271.8mg12%
Total Carbohydrate 72.5g25%
Dietary Fiber 26.9g108%
Sugars 8.2g
Protein 28.6g58%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: breakfast, butter, eggs, frying, hot, menemen, onion, peppers, sautéing, scrambled, title, tomatoes, turkish, vegetarian
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