Menemen

A dish made with green peppers and tomatoes. On the table in about 15 minutes.

Serves 3 · 15 min · Turkish

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 4 green peppers
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 onions
  • butter
  • 1 tsp of thyme (optional)
  • 1 tsp of paprika (optional)
Make it lactose-friendly
  • butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Boil some water and put the tomatoes in it and leave them for a couple of minutes
  2. Chop the onions and peppers into small pieces
  3. Take the tomatoes out of the water and peel them off
  4. Chop the tomatoes into 4 or 6 pieces
  5. Put the butter on the pan and wait till it's melted
  6. Put onions and peppers on the pan
  7. You can add some salt (it will make them a little crispy) and stir till the onions are starting to get brown
  8. Add tomatoes and start mashing them with a spoon
  9. When the tomatoes are all mushed-up, add the eggs and seasonings
  10. Stir some more untill everything is mixed up well
  11. Cover up the pan so eggs don't stay raw on the top
  12. It should be ready in 2 or 3 minutes.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories225
Protein13.6 g
Fat7.4 g
Carbs29.9 g
Fiber8.6 g
Sodium118 mg

Source

based.cooking (community recipes, public domain) — unlicense