Menemen (Eggs with Onion, Green Pepper, and Tomato)
Menemen is a Turkish dish of eggs with onion, green pepper and tomato. It can be served as a breakfast or luncheon dish.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 onions
- 2 green peppers
- 4 tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1–2 tsp dried oregano (optional)
- 1–2 tsp sweet paprika (optional)
- Salt
- Pepper
Ingredients for 2 servings (1.2 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Prepare a concassée of tomatoes by blanching, peeling, seeding and dicing the tomatoes. Alternately, you may simply grind the tomatoes in a food processor or grate them using a box grater.
Food processor - 2
Dice the onions and peppers in medium dice and sauté in the olive oil until tender.
- 3
Add the oregano and paprika, if using.
- 4
Add the tomatoes to the peppers and onion and cook for 5 minutes.
- 5
Add the parsley and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- 6
Beat the eggs and pour over the mixture in the pan. Stir until cooked.
- 7
Serve with Turkish bread.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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