Turkish Scrambled Eggs (Menemen)

Name: Turkish Scrambled Eggs (Menemen)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Istanbul & Anatolian Heart
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 tbsp cream; 1 cubanelle pepper; 4 medium sized roma tomatoes; 0.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 0.25 cup feta cheese; salt and pepper

A dish of cubanelle pepper, sized roma tomatoes and feta cheese. Serve with bread.

20 min · Serves 2 · Easy

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 tbspcream, or half and half
1 cubanelle pepper, stemmed and chopped into bite-size pieces (if you can't find cubanelle, try mild anaheim peppers)
4–5 medium sized roma tomatoes, chopped into bite-size pieces
0.5 tbspextra virgin olive oil
60 mlfeta cheese, crumbled
salt and pepper

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · 20 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Place the olive oil and cubanelle peppers in a large pan. Cook for about 2 minutes over medium-high heat.
2 min
2
Take the seeds out of the tomatoes and squeeze slightly to remove excess juice. Then chop and add the tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook for another 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8 min
3
Mix the eggs with the cream in a bowl, and pour into the pan. Then add the feta cheese. Keep stirring periodically until the eggs are done. Make sure you dont overcook, otherwise it will be dry. Serve with bread.