This quick and easy one-skillet dish is similar to Turkish ‘Menemen’ and the Latin American breakfast dish ‘Huevos Rancheros.’

Makes a a tasty breakfast or light lunch.

Ingredients

Serves 4

3 tablespoons olive oil 

1 ⅓ cups chopped onion 

1 cup thinly sliced bell peppers, any color 

2 cloves garlic, minced, or to taste 

2 ½ cups chopped tomatoes 

1 teaspoon ground cumin 

1 teaspoon paprika 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 hot chilli pepper, seeded and finely chopped, or to taste 

4 eggs

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, bell peppers, and garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables have softened and the onion has turned translucent, about 5 minutes.

Combine the tomatoes, cumin, paprika, salt, and chilli pepper into a bowl and mix briefly. Pour the tomato mixture into the skillet, and stir to combine.

Simmer, uncovered, until the tomato juices have cooked off, about 10 minutes. Make four indentations in the tomato mixture for the eggs. Crack the eggs into the indentations. Cover the skillet and let the eggs cook until they’re firm but not dry, about 5 minutes.

Serve immediately with fresh crusty bread.

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This article was first published on 17 September 2021.

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Ingredients

Serves 4

8 eggs

2 green peppers, cut into small chunks

4 large ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped into small chunks (save the juice)

1 tablespoon butter

Salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes (optional)

Method

Melt the butter in a large skillet or heavy frying pan

Saute the peppers until lightly brown. Add tomatoes (with juice) and red pepper flakes (optional) and stir to combine.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat and simmer gently until the peppers and tomatoes are soft, letting some of the juice evaporate.

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add salt and pepper.

Pour into the pan and stir gently making sure the egg mixture is cooked. (Take care not to overcook as your menemen should be fully cooked but still juicy.)

Sprinkle with hot pepper flakes (optional) and serve immediately with crusty bread.

To add a traditional touch, cook and serve your menemen in a Turkish copper skillet called a sahan.

Serve with fresh crusty bread.

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