Soft Turkish menemen scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers in a skillet

Menemen for the Crew

Name: Menemen for the Crew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.75 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 yellow onions; 4 long green peppers; 2 cups chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp hot paprika; 0.5 tsp dried oregano; 16 large eggs; 0.25 cup chopped chives or parsley

Turkish-style soft scrambled eggs with tomatoes, peppers, and olive oil.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Serves 8
Difficulty: easy

Soft-scrambled eggs folded into a slow-cooked tomato-pepper base with plenty of olive oil — a skillet breakfast that scales cleanly and tastes great with warm pita or bread from the oven.

348Cal

14gProtein

6gCarbs

31gFat

Ingredients

0.75 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 yellow onions
4 long green peppers
2 cups chopped tomatoes
1 tsp hot paprika
0.5 tsp dried oregano
16 large eggs
0.25 cup chopped chives or parsley

Instructions

Slow-cook peppers and onion: Heat olive oil in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over low until barely warm. Add paprika, oregano, onion, and peppers with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until very soft and sweet, about 8 minutes — do not rush this step.
Cook tomatoes down: Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until the mixture deepens in color and excess liquid cooks off, about 6–8 minutes. Reserve half the mixture in a bowl — you will fold it back in after the eggs.
Scramble eggs softly: Pour beaten eggs into the skillet. Season lightly. Cook over medium-low, stirring gently and constantly, until eggs are just set but still glossy and soft — they should look like thick ribbons, not dry curds.
Fold and serve: Remove from heat immediately and fold in the reserved pepper-tomato mixture. Garnish with chives. Serve at once with warm pita — menemen doesn't hold up well if it sits around waiting to be served.

Station workflow

Low heat is the secret — assign the most patient cook to the skillet, not the fastest.
Beat all eggs in one pitcher so you can pour in one motion when the base is ready.
Toast pita in the oven while the base cooks so bread lands hot when eggs finish.

Cleanup

Wipe olive oil pans with paper towels before soap — it cuts grease time in half.
Do not soak nonstick with cold water while hot; let pans cool 2 minutes first.

Leftovers

Not ideal reheated — if you must, warm gently with a splash of oil and fresh eggs beaten in.
The pepper-tomato base alone wraps well into breakfast burritos for the next shift.