5 from 2 votes
Menemen (Turkish scrambled eggs)
Menemen is an easy and delicious combination of vegetables and egg, perfect for breakfast or any meal
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
1
Calories:
308 kcal
Course:
Lunch, Brunch
Cuisine:
Turkish
Ingredients
- 1 small onion or less if large
- 1 wax pepper aka banana pepper, or ½ green bell pepper (see notes)
- 1 tomato (large) or 2 if smaller
- 1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil olive oil best but as you prefer, generic cooking oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- 2 egg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Dice the onion, pepper and tomato relatively small.
- Warm the oil in a small skillet and add the onion and pepper. Cook a couple minutes until the onion softens.
- Add the tomato, cumin, paprika, oregano, salt and pepper and cook for a few minutes so everything softens together. The tomato should become pretty sauce-like.
- Add the eggs to the skillet and stir so that the eggs break up, mix in and start to cook. Take off the heat a little before the egg is fully cooked (there should still be a good amount uncooked) as they will continue to cook after it is off the heat.
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Notes
- Traditionally this is made with
Nutrition Information
Calories
308kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
327mg
(109%)
Sodium
186mg
(8%)
Potassium
563mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
2015IU
(40%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
98mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 308
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 308kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 327mg | 109% |
| Sodium | 186mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 563mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 2015IU | 40% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.