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Çakallı menemen (yolk-only menemen with kaşar)

Serves 15 minOfficial

Ingredients

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Cross-section

  1. Tomato63%
  2. Butter14%
  3. Kashar cheese10%
  4. Egg yolk9%
  5. Long green pepper 3%
  6. Paprika 1%
  7. Red pepper flakes 1%
  8. Salt 1%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Heat the pan over high heat and melt the butter. Seed the green pepper, chop it finely and fry it in the butter.

  2. Peel the tomatoes and slice them no thicker than 1 cm. Add them to the pan about 1.5 minutes after the butter has melted; do not grate them. Cook for about 2 minutes until soft and bubbling.

    2 min

  3. Take the pan off the heat and mash the tomatoes to a purée with a slotted masher or a fork.

  4. Lower the heat and stir in the chilli flakes, ground red pepper and salt.

  5. Add the grated kaşar and 2 egg yolks, separated from the whites, and keep stirring with a fork for another 30-45 seconds.

  6. Serve straight away, hot, in the pan it was cooked in.

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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