Menemen with Pastirma

Name: Menemen with Pastirma
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 200g pastirma or spiced pastrami, sliced; 4 eggs; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 green pepper, diced; 1 red chilli, diced; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp paprika; crusty bread to serve

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, peppers and spiced cured beef — Turkey's ultimate breakfast skillet. Frying the pastirma first and setting it aside, then returning it to the pan only at the very end, keeps its edges crisp instead of turning soft as the eggs cook around it.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Turkish

Ingredients

200gpastirma or spiced pastrami, sliced

4eggs

2tomatoes, diced

1green pepper, diced

1red chilli, diced

2 tbspolive oil

1 tsppaprika

crusty breadto serve

Instructions

Fry pastirma in olive oil 2 minutes each side. Remove.

Fry peppers and chilli in the same pan 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and paprika. Cook 5 minutes.

Beat eggs and pour into pan. Stir gently over medium heat until just set.

Return pastirma on top. Serve from the pan with crusty bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

151

Protein

7.2g

Fat

11.8g

Carbs

4.5g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

76mg

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