Gentle Menemen with Toasted Bread

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare the vegetables

   Finely chop the onion. Remove the seeds from the pepper and cut it into pieces about 1 cm wide. Dice the tomatoes. Chop the parsley.

   
2. 2

   Sauté the onion and pepper

   Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the onion and pepper and sauté for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. The onion should soften and the edges of the pepper should color slightly.

   
3. 3

   Simmer the tomatoes

   Add the tomatoes, salt, black pepper, and chili flakes. Cook uncovered for 7 to 8 minutes, until the tomatoes release their juices and the mixture thickens slightly but remains juicy.

   
4. 4

   Gently set the eggs

   Crack the eggs directly into the pan, gently stir the whites into the vegetables, and leave the yolks partly intact. Reduce the heat and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until the whites are set but the mixture remains soft and creamy.

   
5. 5

   Toast the bread and serve

   While the eggs finish cooking, toast the bread slices until crisp in a dry second pan or in a toaster. Remove the menemen from the heat, sprinkle with parsley, and serve immediately with warm bread.