menemen (turkish scrambled eggs)

Name: menemen (turkish scrambled eggs)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter (2 tablespoons unsalted butter); 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 1 ½ cup Peppers (1 1/2 cups diced fresh peppers (any mix of sweet and chile peppers)); ¼ cup Yellow Onion (1/4 cup diced yellow onion, optional) — optional; 1 tsp Kosher Salt (1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste); ¼ tsp Dried Oregano (1/4 teaspoon dried oregano); ¼ tsp Aleppo Chili Flakes (1/4 teaspoon aleppo chili flakes, or any chili flakes, plus more to taste); ¼ tsp Black Pepper (1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper); 2 cup Chopped Tomatoes (2 cups diced or chopped fresh or canned chopped tomatoes); ½ cup Monterey Jack Cheese (1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, or mozzarella); 4 pieces Egg (4 large eggs); 1 piece Cilantro (fresh cilantro leaves, optional) — optional; 1 pinch Baguette (crusty baguette for service)

35 minMediterranean

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Unsalted Butter2 tbsp · 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Olive Oil2 tbsp · 2 tablespoons olive oil
Peppers1 ½ cup · 1 1/2 cups diced fresh peppers (any mix of sweet and chile peppers)
Yellow Onion¼ cup · 1/4 cup diced yellow onion, optional · optional
Kosher Salt1 tsp · 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
Dried Oregano¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Aleppo Chili Flakes¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon aleppo chili flakes, or any chili flakes, plus more to taste
Black Pepper¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Chopped Tomatoes2 cup · 2 cups diced or chopped fresh or canned chopped tomatoes
Monterey Jack Cheese½ cup · 1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese, or mozzarella
Egg4 pieces · 4 large eggs
Cilantro1 piece · fresh cilantro leaves, optional · optional
Baguette1 pinch · crusty baguette for service

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Steps

1melt butter in olive oil over medium-high heat.
2add peppers, onions, and salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften and start to brown around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes.
3stir in oregano, chili flakes, black pepper, and tomato, and bring to a simmer; reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
4stir in half the cheese, and as soon as it melts, add the eggs.
5break yolks with the tip of a spoon, and stir into the tomato mixture for anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on the final texture you want.
6the longer you stir the eggs, the smoother and creamier your menemen will be.
7if you prefer larger, identifiable pieces of egg, closer to classic scrambled eggs, then only stir in the eggs briefly.
8cover and cook on low until eggs are as set as you like, about 3 minutes.
9turn off heat, and top with remaining cheese and a drizzle of olive oil, and another shake of chili flakes.
10top with cilantro, and serve with lots of crusty bread or toast.