Menemen recipe

Name: Menemen recipe
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Olive oil - For the eggs; 1 Large onion, quite thickly sliced - For the eggs; 4 Red, yellow and green peppers, deseeded and quite thickly sliced - For the eggs; 2 Green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped - For the eggs; 2 tbsp Chopped coriander, flat leaf parsley or mint - For the eggs; 4 Eggs - For the eggs; 1 drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil - For the eggs; 1 Sprinkle of ground chilli or cayenne pepper - For the eggs; 1 Scattering of feta cheese, crumbled to serve (optional) - For the eggs; 8 tbsp Greek yogurt - For the yogurt sauce; 2 Garlic cloves, crushed - For the yogurt sauce; 1 x 400g can tomatoes in thick juice

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 tbsp Olive oil - For the eggs
1 Large onion, quite thickly sliced - For the eggs
4 Red, yellow and green peppers, deseeded and quite thickly sliced - For the eggs
2 Green chillies, deseeded and finely chopped - For the eggs
2 tbsp Chopped coriander, flat leaf parsley or mint - For the eggs
4 Eggs - For the eggs
1 drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil - For the eggs
1 Sprinkle of ground chilli or cayenne pepper - For the eggs
1 Scattering of feta cheese, crumbled to serve (optional) - For the eggs
8 tbsp Greek yogurt - For the yogurt sauce
2 Garlic cloves, crushed - For the yogurt sauce
1 x 400g can tomatoes in thick juice

Directions

1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion, peppers and chillies over medium-high heat until the onion is golden.
2

Add the tomatoes, season and cook until the peppers are soft and the mixture not too runny, though still like a sauce.
3

Stir in the herbs.
4

Break the eggs on top and cook over medium heat until they are set but the yolks are still runny (15-20 minutes).
5

The mixture underneath will become thicker.
6

Sprinkle the eggs with salt and pepper, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and the ground chilli or cayenne.
7

Scatter with feta, if using.
8

Stir the ingredients for the yogurt sauce together and serve on the side with flatbread.