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Turkish Breakfast

Turkish breakfast

Mustapha
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Turkish
Servings 4
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • Large serving platters
  • Frying pan (for eggs and sucuk)
  • Teapot (for Turkish tea)
  • Cutting board and knives

Ingredients
  

  • Fresh bread simit, pita, or sourdough
  • Eggs for scrambled eggs, menemen, or boiled eggs
  • White cheese feta, kaşar cheese, or beyaz peynir
  • Sucuk Turkish sausage or pastırma (cured beef)
  • Olives black and green
  • Tomatoes cucumbers, and peppers (freshly sliced)
  • Honey and clotted cream kaymak
  • Jams strawberry, fig, or apricot
  • Tahini and molasses tahin pekmez
  • Butter
  • Tea Turkish black tea served in small tulip-shaped glasses

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the Vegetables: Slice tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. Place them on a large serving platter.
  • Cook the Eggs: Prepare your choice of scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, or the Turkish classic menemen (scrambled eggs with tomatoes, peppers, and spices).
  • Fry the Sucuk or Pastırma: Fry the sucuk slices in a pan until they’re crispy. If using pastırma, lightly fry it or serve it as is.
  • Serve the Dairy Products: Cut up blocks of white cheese and kaşar cheese. Arrange these with butter and kaymak on the serving platter.
  • Prepare the Spreads: Pour honey, jams, tahini, and molasses into small bowls for serving.
  • Serve Fresh Bread: Warm the bread and serve it in a basket.
  • Brew Turkish Tea: Use a traditional Turkish teapot (çaydanlık) to brew strong, aromatic black tea.
  • Assemble: Arrange all the ingredients and dishes on a large table, ensuring a colorful and inviting display.
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