This is an exceptionally simple yet knockout brunch recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 3cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 large red pepper, diced
- 8 vine tomatoes, diced, or 400g can
- tomatoes
- 4 medium free-range eggs
- Extra-virgin olive oil to serve
- Small bunch of fresh flatleaf
- parsley, chopped
For the sumac yogurt
- 25ml extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ tbsp sumac
- ½ tsp crushed garlic
- 100g plain or Greek yogurt
- Squeeze of lemon juice
Method
- 1. Heat the 2 tbsp olive oil in a large heavy-based pan. Add the fennel, cumin and mustard seeds and the chilli flakes. Fry for 4-5 minutes until the spices are aromatic, then add the ginger, onion and garlic. Fry gently until softened, then add the red pepper, tomato and 2 tbsp water. Cook gently for 10 minutes or so until the sauce is aromatic and beginning to thicken. Adjust the seasoning.
- 2. Meanwhile, make the sumac yogurt. In a bowl, whisk the extra-virgin olive oil, sumac and garlic into the yogurt. Whisk in the lemon juice to taste, then season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- 3. Make 4 hollows in the menemen mixture, then crack the eggs into them. Cover and leave to simmer away gently until the eggs are cooked to your liking. Remove from the heat, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with plenty of chopped parsley. Serve in the pan, with the sumac yogurt on the side.
Nutritional info
Per serving: 268kcals, 21.7g fat (4.7g saturated), 11.3g protein, 8.8g carbs, 7.7g sugar, 0.4g salt