How to Make the Perfect Menemen — Refika's Kitchen
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Official cooking video · Refika's Kitchen · YOUTUBETurkish Sucuk-and-Cheese Menemen (3 Small Servings)
A Turkish breakfast skillet of butter-softened tomatoes and green peppers, with sucuk, pastırma, eggs and melting cheese. The eggs are cooked fully.
Ingredients
servings: 3 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Peel and dice both tomatoes, slice two green peppers, then cut 60g sucuk and 20g pastırma into narrow strips.
- 02
Melt 2 tbsp butter in a small skillet over low heat and soften the sliced green peppers for around 2 minutes.
- 03
Add tomatoes, cover and simmer gently for 7–8 minutes, then mash them once softened.
- 04
Add sucuk and pastırma and continue cooking 2–3 minutes until the meat and sauce are thoroughly heated. Hold back salt until tasting the cured meats.
- 05
Mix in about 15g of the 75g cheese, crack in both eggs and stir gently until the eggs are fully set and the egg mixture reaches 71°C.
- 06
Sprinkle the remaining roughly 60g cheese and 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes over the pan, cover and heat gently until the cheese melts.
- 07
Divide into three small portions and serve warm. Chill any leftovers in shallow containers within two hours.
Before you cook
Cook eggs until fully firm and the egg dish reaches 71°C; heat cured meats thoroughly. Contains egg and milk from the eggs, butter and cheese; inspect packaged sucuk/pastırma labels for other allergens. Refrigerate within two hours, use within 3–4 days, and reheat leftovers to 74°C.
Allergens: egg, milk (butter, cheese), check packaged sucuk/pastırma labels for additional allergens
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