Tuesday, 6 January 2015

Menemen (Pepper, tomato and eggs) Middle East recipe

This dish is known in Turkey as Menemen, and in the rest of the Middle East as Shakshouka (Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan), and Ovu ca sassa in Sicily.
It's a very easy but incredibly tasty recipe to eat simple eggs with tomatoes and peppers.


PREP: 10 mins
COOK: 15 mins
SERVES: 2

2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, halved and finely sliced
2 red or green peppers, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 red chilly, finely chopped
1 tbsp sugar
400 gr can chopped tomatoes or 4 chopped tomatoes
black pepper
4 large eggs
parsley or basil

1 FIRST STEP: Heat the oil in a frying pan a fry the onion and peppers for 3 minutes, until soft. Toss in the garlic and the chilli, and fry until the vegetables begin to colour.

2 SECOND STEP: Add the sugar and tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes, until the mixture is slightly pulpy. Season.

3 THIRD STEP: With the help of a wooden spoon make 4 indentations in the tomato mixture and crack an egg into each one. Reduce the heat, cover the pan, and cook until the whites are set. Scatter over the parsley or basil, and serve with crusty bread. Buon appetito!!


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