Menemen

Menemen is one of the most popular breakfast dish in the Turkish cuisine, it's the mix of tomatos, peppers, eggs and onion, similar to the Hungarian lecsó (thick vegetable stew which also features peppers, tomato, onion, paprika), the French ratatouille Traditionally it is eaten for breakfast, served with bread but you can eat any time of the day for instance for lunch or a light dinner. 

Menemen has also many variation, sucuk (spicy Turkish sausage) or pastırma (dried cured beef) can be added.

I learned this menemen recipe from our Turkish friend, during our stay in Istanbul. One day we cooked dinner at home, called over M.'s brother also. It's one of my favorite Turkish food, easy, simple, perfect!

Ingredients (for 2 persons):

4 green pepper

4 bigger tomato

2 eggs

1 big onion

3 cloves of garlic

salt, pepper, sweet (or hot) paprika, thyme

olive oil

parsley

Wash, chop the pepper and tomato, peel and chop the onion and garlic. 

Place the olive oil and onion in a large pan. Cook for about 2-3 minutes until the onion is glassy then add the pepper. Simmer it with the onion on medium-low heat then add the garlic, tomato, about 1 dl water and the spices.

Cook for another 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Whisk the eggs in another bowl and pour into the pan. Stir it constantly until the eggs are done.

Serve with fresh bread.

Our Turkish friend's menemen