What is Menemen?
Menemen is a Turkish dish made with green peppers and tomatoes and eggs cracked on top.
is a meal. Turkish tea is the best accompaniment to meneme, which is usually consumed for breakfast.
It is prepared especially for crowded family tables at the weekend. When a long time is allocated for breakfast
Menemen is definitely on the table. You can find it in many breakfast places in Turkey, especially
If you want to have a nice breakfast against the Bosphorus view in Istanbul, you can choose Menemen.
This dish, which is also very easy to make at home, takes about 20 minutes to make and hot
is consumed. It is available in many different preparations, preferably with grated kashar cheese on top.
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Ingredients For Menemen
• 2 green chillies
• 3-4 tomatoes
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2-3 eggs
• Quarter glass of vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Half a teaspoon of black pepper
• Optional chilli flakes
How To Make Menemen?
1. Cook chopped green chillies in a pan,
2. Add diced tomato and chopped garlic on it.
3. Add spices and salt to the tomato which has the consistency of sauce.
4. Then, when the tomato sauce is completely cooked, break the egg on it, preferably 2 or 3.
5. When the menemen is completely cooked, you can add grated kasar cheese on it.
What are the tricks of making menemen?
• Tomatoes must be without skins so that the skins do not disturb you when cooked
• After adding the egg, it should not be mixed too much
• Must be served hot
How to serve menemen?
Menemen is brought to the table with the pan in which it is cooked and served in the centre. Always with bread and tea
should be fine. You can add parsley for decoration. If you have any questions or during the making process
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