Menemen

This is served as a breakfast dish in Turkey, served in the pan it is made in. It is more vegetable than eggs and the eggs are very lightly cooked. A little chilli adds very much to it, we think. We made the waiters laugh when we regularly asked for eminem for breakfast!

INGREDIENTS                             

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon hot (smoked or unsmoked) paprika 
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano (optional)
• 1 small onion, finely diced (about 3/4 cup)
• 3/4 cup finely diced shishito, padrón, or Chinese green long pepper
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh ripe peeled tomatoes or drained canned tomatoes
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• Minced fresh chives, for garnish 

DIRECTIONS

1. 1.
   In a medium non-stick or cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over low heat until barely warm. Add paprika, oregano, onion, and peppers. Season with salt and a very generous amount of black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until very soft, about 8 minutes. Add tomatoes and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until deepened in color. Remove half of mixture and reserve.
2. 2.
   Return pan to heat and add eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until just barely set. Immediately remove from heat and gently fold in reserved vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with chives, if using, and serve immediately.

Fruit Crumble (Thermomix)

Topping

100g plain flour
80g butter, cut up into pieces and nice and cold
50g sugar
2 small handfuls porridge oats
1 small handful of desiccated coconut (my secret ingredient - oops)
flaked almonds to scatter on top

Fruit of your choice - apples, pears, plums, berries or a mixture

A rectangular pyrex baking dish or similar

Prepare the fruit, removing the peel and cutting into small chunks, and place it in the dish so it comes near to the top.  It is not necessary to precook the fruit. If the apples are not too sweet you might mix a little sugar into the fruit but I never do this.

Preheat the oven  to 180 deg fan

1. Place flour, butter and a small handful of oats in the bowl.
Pulse on Turbo, 1 sec., once.  You should get a reasonably evenly amalgamated mixture with maybe a few small lumps of butter.

2. Add to the bowl the sugar, coconut and remaining oats and mix
at speed 2 for 5 seconds. Check everything is nicely mixed together or swirl the bowl round to mix.

3. Spread the crumble evenly over the fruit. Sprinkle evenly and generously with flaked almonds.

4. Bake at the top of the oven for 40 minutes or until the top is pale golden and the fruit is bubbling.

5. Serve with thick cream.