TURKISH MENEMEN

Turkish Omelette Menemen is such a fantastic egg dish that you’ll want to have it for all meals! It’s a simple one-pan dish with eggs, tomatoes, onions and peppers.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion (finely chopped)
3 green peppers (chopped)
4 cups of chopped tomatoes or tinned tomatoes
4 cloves garlic (sliced)
3 spring onions, 2 for cooking and 1 for garnish
½ teaspoon salt
6 free range eggs
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Mint leaves for garnish

Instructions:

• Heat olive oil in a pan, preferably an iron cast. Add in chopped onion and green peppers, saute until tender.

• Add in tomatoes, garlic and green onions, let it simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring frequently until it thickens.
  Sprinkle salt over it.

• Using a spoon make rooms for each egg and break eggs into those hollows. Let it simmer uncovered until the eggs are slightly cooked for 8-10 minutes. Help egg whites cook well with a spoon. If you like the yolks hard, cook longer.

• Sprinkle ground black pepper over it.

• Garnish with chopped green onion and mint leaves.
  Serve in the pan.