Menemen
J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 29.2K likes · 1.4M views · 23 min video
Read about whole eggs in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
- ½ whole Anaheim pepper
Remove the ribs and seeds from the pepper (leave them for more heat) and dice it.
- extra virgin olive oil
Put extra virgin olive oil in the sahan and let the diced pepper slowly soften until a teeny bit brown.
Softening the pepper in a sahan
- 2 whole ripe tomatoes
Halve the tomatoes and grate the cut side on the large holes of a box grater, hand flat; the flesh goes through and the skin stays behind as a guard.
- salt
- olive oil
- queso casero or queso fresco
Add the tomato pulp to the peppers; season with a little salt and cook down until the raw tomato flavour is gone and it darkens slightly, still quite saucy for scooping with bread. Add a touch more olive oil if needed.
Adding the tomato; why always a towel
- eggs
Add the eggs and stir only a little, leaving largish sections of white and yolk; stop cooking while the egg is still a little runny, as it finishes on the way to the table.
Variations on menemen
- olive oil
- Urfa biber chili
Finish with a little drizzle of olive oil, the crumbled fresh cheese and a little Urfa biber chili. Serve with bread.
Finishing: oil, cheese and Urfa biber