Turkish Menemen

Name: Turkish Menemen
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 piece White onion; 3 piece green bell pepper; 4 piece Plum tomatoes; 45 ml Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tsp Chilli flakes; 0.5 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Salt; 0.5 tsp Ground black pepper; 8 piece Egg

29 min · 27 min active · makes ~1 kg · Medium

Turkish Menemen combines scrambled eggs with soft white onions, plum tomatoes, and warm spices of cumin and red chilli for a rustic breakfast dish.

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Turkish Menemen

Turkish Menemen combines scrambled eggs with soft white onions, plum tomatoes, and warm spices of cumin and red chilli for a rustic breakfast dish.

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TOTAL TIME

29 min

ACTIVE TIME

27 min

QUANTITY

~1 kg

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

—

Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This should leave everyone comfortably full.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/9

Tools0/5

Ingredients

0/9 gathered · 4 servings

1piece

3piece

4piece

45ml

1tsp

0.5tsp

1tsp

0.5tsp

8piece

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	1piece	—	—
2	3piece	—	—
3	4piece	—	—
4	45ml	—	—
5	1tsp	—	—
6	0.5tsp	—	—
7	1tsp	—	—
8	0.5tsp	—	—
9	8piece	—	—

Tools

5 items

Procedure

19 steps

1 of 19

Lay the onion on the chopping board.

White onion · 1 piece

⏱ 5s

ResultWhite onion

2 of 19

Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.

White onion · step 1

⏱ 30s

ResultHalved white onion

3 of 19

Chop it finely.

Halved white onion · step 2

⏱ 1 min 30s

ResultChopped onion

4 of 19

Put the onion in the large frying pan.

Chopped onion · step 3

⏱ 5s

ResultChopped onion

5 of 19

Lay the green peppers on the board.

Green bell pepper · 3 piece

⏱ 5s

ResultGreen bell pepper

6 of 19

Halve them lengthways and cut out the cores and seeds.

Green bell pepper · step 5

⏱ 1 min 30s

ResultDeseeded green pepper

7 of 19

Cut them into small dice.

Deseeded green pepper · step 6

⏱ 2 min

ResultFinely chopped green pepper

8 of 19

Add them to the pan.

Finely chopped green pepper · step 7

⏱ 10s

ResultOnion and pepper

9 of 19

Lay the tomatoes on the board.

Plum tomatoes · 4 piece

⏱ 5s

ResultPlum tomatoes

10 of 19

Chop them roughly.

Plum tomatoes · step 9

⏱ 1 min

ResultRoughly chopped plum tomatoes

11 of 19

Scrape them and their juice into the pan with the knife.

Roughly chopped plum tomatoes · step 10

⏱ 15s

ResultOnion, pepper and tomato

12 of 19

Pour over the olive oil.

Extra-virgin olive oil · 45 ml

⏱ 10s

ResultVegetables in oil

13 of 19

Cook over a medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft and the tomatoes have collapsed into a thick sauce.

⏱ 15 min

ResultJammy pepper and tomato sauce

14 of 19

Add the chilli flakes.

Chilli flakes · 1 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSauce with chilli

15 of 19

Add the cumin.

Ground cumin · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSauce with cumin

16 of 19

Add the salt.

Salt · 1 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSalted sauce

17 of 19

Add the pepper and stir well.

Ground black pepper · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 20s

ResultSpiced menemen sauce

18 of 19

Crack the eggs over the sauce, spacing them apart.

Egg · 8 piece

⏱ 1 min

ResultEggs over sauce

19 of 19

Fold the eggs gently into the sauce over a medium-low heat for about 3 minutes, until just set but still soft and glossy; use pasteurised eggs for this soft finish, or cook for 2 minutes more until fully set. Take the pan off the heat as soon as they are as set as you like them, since they keep cooking, and bring it to the table.

⏱ 3 min

ResultTurkish Menemen

Total Time29 min

#	Product	Action
1	1 piece	Lay the onion on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultWhite onion
2	White onionstep 1	Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.⏱ 30sResultHalved white onion
3	Halved white onionstep 2	Chop it finely.⏱ 1 min 30sResultChopped onion
4	Chopped onionstep 3	Put the onion in the large frying pan.⏱ 5sResultChopped onion
5	3 piece	Lay the green peppers on the board.⏱ 5sResultGreen bell pepper
6	Green bell pepperstep 5	Halve them lengthways and cut out the cores and seeds.⏱ 1 min 30sResultDeseeded green pepper
7	Deseeded green pepperstep 6	Cut them into small dice.⏱ 2 minResultFinely chopped green pepper
8	Finely chopped green pepperstep 7	Add them to the pan.⏱ 10sResultOnion and pepper
9	4 piece	Lay the tomatoes on the board.⏱ 5sResultPlum tomatoes
10	Plum tomatoesstep 9	Chop them roughly.⏱ 1 minResultRoughly chopped plum tomatoes
11	Roughly chopped plum tomatoesstep 10	Scrape them and their juice into the pan with the knife.⏱ 15sResultOnion, pepper and tomato
12	45 ml	Pour over the olive oil.⏱ 10sResultVegetables in oil
13	—	Cook over a medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft and the tomatoes have collapsed into a thick sauce.⏱ 15 minResultJammy pepper and tomato sauce
14	1 tsp	Add the chilli flakes.⏱ 5sResultSauce with chilli
15	0.5 tsp	Add the cumin.⏱ 5sResultSauce with cumin
16	1 tsp	Add the salt.⏱ 5sResultSalted sauce
17	0.5 tsp	Add the pepper and stir well.⏱ 20sResultSpiced menemen sauce
18	8 piece	Crack the eggs over the sauce, spacing them apart.⏱ 1 minResultEggs over sauce
19	—	Fold the eggs gently into the sauce over a medium-low heat for about 3 minutes, until just set but still soft and glossy; use pasteurised eggs for this soft finish, or cook for 2 minutes more until fully set. Take the pan off the heat as soon as they are as set as you like them, since they keep cooking, and bring it to the table.⏱ 3 minResultTurkish Menemen
Total Time		29 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 89% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	280kcal
	14g
	21g
	5g
	8g
	6g
	2g
	725mg

Ingredients0/9

Tools0/5

Recipe

Turkish Menemen

Turkish Menemen combines scrambled eggs with soft white onions, plum tomatoes, and warm spices of cumin and red chilli for a rustic breakfast dish.

What you’ll doYou will chop the onion, peppers and tomatoes straight into the cold pan, pour over the olive oil and cook them together for about 15 minutes until they collapse into a thick sauce. Then you season it with chilli, cumin, salt and pepper, crack in the eggs and fold them gently until softly set.

Serves4

Total29 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

White onion1 piece
Green bell pepper3 piece
Plum tomatoes4 piece
Extra-virgin olive oil45 ml
Chilli flakes1 tsp
Ground cumin0.5 tsp
Salt1 tsp
Ground black pepper0.5 tsp
Egg8 piece

Tools

Work surfaceLarge frying panChef's knifeWooden spoonChopping board

Method

Lay the onion on the chopping board.

5sChopping boardWhite onion · 1 piece

Cut it in half through the root and peel off the skin.

30sChopping board, Chefs knifeWhite onion · step 1

Chop it finely.

1 min 30sChopping board, Chefs knifeHalved white onion · step 2

Put the onion in the large frying pan.

5sLarge frying panChopped onion · step 3

Lay the green peppers on the board.

5sChopping boardGreen bell pepper · 3 piece

Halve them lengthways and cut out the cores and seeds.

1 min 30sChopping board, Chefs knifeGreen bell pepper · step 5

Cut them into small dice.

2 minChopping board, Chefs knifeDeseeded green pepper · step 6

Add them to the pan.

10sLarge frying panFinely chopped green pepper · step 7

Lay the tomatoes on the board.

5sChopping boardPlum tomatoes · 4 piece

Chop them roughly.

1 minChopping board, Work surface, Chefs knifePlum tomatoes · step 9

Scrape them and their juice into the pan with the knife.

15sLarge frying pan, Chefs knifeRoughly chopped plum tomatoes · step 10

Pour over the olive oil.

10sLarge frying panExtra-virgin olive oil · 45 ml

Cook over a medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft and the tomatoes have collapsed into a thick sauce.

15 minLarge frying pan, Wooden spoon

Add the chilli flakes.

5sLarge frying panChilli flakes · 1 tsp

Add the cumin.

5sLarge frying panGround cumin · 0.5 tsp

Add the salt.

5sLarge frying panSalt · 1 tsp

Add the pepper and stir well.

20sLarge frying pan, Wooden spoonGround black pepper · 0.5 tsp

Crack the eggs over the sauce, spacing them apart.

1 minLarge frying panEgg · 8 piece

Result · Turkish Menemen

3 minLarge frying pan, Wooden spoon

Printed 6 October 2026