Menemen for Two (Turkish breakfast or midnight snack)

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Finely chop an onion and sauté in olive oil in a fry pan.

Add one finely chopped clove of garlic

Then add one finely chopped long green pepper  Or substitute ½ green pepper.

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Continuing stirring and frying. As it softens, mush it together with your utensil.

Add one finely chopped ripe tomato.

When it has become a soft mush and most of the liquid is cooked out, break an egg or two into it and quickly scramble. Season with salt and red pepper flakes (Blatt paprika). Or substitute with black pepper.  As soon as the egg is cooked, it’s ready.

Serve with crusty bread. Use small ripped pieces of the bread to pick up a bite of menemen.

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