Turkish eggs recipe breakfast idea

Turkish poached eggs are an incredible breakfast or brunch recipe! Slightly spicy, tangy and herby, this Turkish eggs recipe is quick and easy but feels totally elevated!

Turkish eggs recipe

When it comes to breakfast recipes I love the ones that are easy and incredibly delicious. This Turkish eggs recipe exactly that!

These incredible Greek yogurt eggs have all the flavor profiles: spicy, tangy, warm, zesty and garlicky! It’s honestly the type of recipe you would expect to get at a fancy brunch spot but made in the comfort of your brown home. How cool is that?

More breakfast ideas you will love:

• Blueberry French toast casserole with cream cheese
• Apple pie cups in puff pastry
• Pumpkin French toast with cinnamon sugar topping
• Breakfast egg pizza
• Indian spiced omelette

How to make poached eggs

This is a very simple recipe. The only part that’s a bit more complicated? Poaching the egg!

If you’ve never made poached eggs before you are probably a little bit scared of trying it. I was! But let me tell you that I found a pretty fool proof way that gets perfect poached eggs every single time.

Here’s the secret:

Cover the insides of a mug or small bowl with plastic wrap. Crack open the egg in the middle of the wrap, season and bring the corners of the wrap together, like if you are making a bag to hold the egg. You’ll want to close it and hold it together with your hands.

Then just bring some water to a gentle simmer and hold the little egg bag into the water. Cook for 4 minutes and voila! Perfectly poached eggs. Just place discard the plastic after it and you are all set.

I honestly tried a million different methods to make poached eggs and this is the one that comes out great every single time.

How to make the spicy sauce for the Turkish eggs recipe

The star of this recipe is the spicy sauce! It’s traditionally made with Pul Biber, which is a Turkish chili that’s slightly smoky. However to keep things simple we are using paprika! The end result is almost the same to the traditional one.

To make the sauce we combine some melted butter with paprika in a small pan and let it cook on low heat for around 5 minutes.

How do you eat Turkish eggs?

We love eating them with wholewheat toast with seeds or garlic bread chips but these amazing bread recipes would be a great addition to this breakfast idea too:

• No yeast herb and cheese bread
• Simple soft bread rolls
• Fluffy basic bread

Turkish Eggs breakfast

You need eggs, Greek yogurt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, butter, paprika and salt

Directions:

1. In a bowl combine the Greek yogurt with the garlic powder, olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
2. Melt the butter with the paprika.
3. Poach the eggs by gently cracking them into small packets of plastic wrap and seasoning. Bring a pot of water to a gentle simmer and cook the eggs for around 4 minutes.
4. Divide the yogurt between 2 bowls. Drizzle with the melted butter and top with the poached egg.

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Turkish eggs recipe

Turkish poached eggs are an incredible brunch recipe! Slightly spicy, tangy and herby, this Turkish eggs recipe is quick and easy but feels totally elevated!

Prep Time2 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time12 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: greek yogurt eggs, turkish eggs breakfast, turkish eggs recipe, turkish poached eggs

Servings: 2 people

Author: Petro Neagu

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Ingredients

• 1 Cup Greek yogurt
• 1 Tsp garlic powder
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ Tbsp lemon juice
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp paprika
• 2 Eggs
• Salt to taste

Equipment

• small saucepan
• bowl

Instructions

• In a bowl combine the Greek yogurt with the garlic powder, olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine and set aside.
  
• In a small saucepan over medium heat melt the butter with the paprika. Let it cook on low heat for around 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  
• Poach the eggs by gently cracking them into small packets of plastic wrap and seasoning.
  
• Bring a pot of water to a gentle simmer and cook the eggs for around 4 minutes.
  
• Divide the yogurt between 2 bowls. Drizzle with the melted butter and top with the poached egg.
  

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