Tuesday, February 14, 2012

My world Tour Part 1 (Well, sort of :)

While this is definitely not the time (and I sure can not afford) to go on a world tour, I thought it might be possible to bring the world to my home. So one of my 2012 resolutions was to try to recreate a meal from a different country at least once a month to get a taste of different cultures without leaving the comfort of my own house.

I started this adventure by making a Turkish Breakfast.

If you watch the Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" then you have certainly seen the episode on Istanbul and most likely found yourself drooling over the delicious turkish food.

Turkish Breakfast consists of tea or coffee, Butter, Jam, Honey, Turkish black olives, bread, scrambled Eggs “menemen” with Turkish sausage; sujuk ( pictured below), tomatoes, and cucumbers. I am glad that I started my world tour with a turkish breakfast. It was definitely one of the best breakfasts I ever had.

Below is my own version of the recipe of turkish eggs and sausage called "Sujuklu Menemenn".

Sujuklu Menemen Recipe:

My world Tour Part 1 (Well, sort of :)

Recipe Type: Breakfast

Prep time: 2 mins

Cook time: 6 mins

Total time: 8 mins

Serves: 3 people

Ingredients

4 eggs

1/2 a cup of Sujuk sliced (Skin removed)

1/2 green or red pepper cut in small cubes

1 small tomato cubed

2 cloves of garlic chopped (optional)

olive oil

1/4 tsp cumin (optional)

Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

In a skillet, heat the olive oil and add the chopped garlic cloves and the peppers. Cook for about 2 minutes on medium-high heat. Then add the sujuk, tomatoes, cumin, salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, mix the eggs in a bowl and pour over the pepper/sujuk mixture. Keep stirring until the eggs are done. Serve Warm with bread and Feta Cheese