EGGS WITH SOYA GRANULES (Turkish, Vegetarian)

 

Ingredients  ( 1 serving )

 

2 eggs     1/3 cup soya granules     1 medium onion

1 large ripe tomato      2-3 long Italian green peppers

1 tbsp olive oil     Chopped Italian  parsley (or a few whole parsley leaves)

Salt, pepper     Optional: Grated parmesan

Optional: 1 tbsp olive oil and hot red pepper flakes

 

Instructions

 

1.  Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules.

 

2.  Chop the onions, tomato and green peppers finely. You can run the tomatoes in a food processor. Do not drain.

 

3.  Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the onions for 5 minutes until they become transparent. Add the chopped peppers and sauté for another minute or two.

 

4.  Add the soya granules and sauté for 5 minutes.

 

5.  Add the tomatoes and mix well.

 

6.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

 

7. Cook on medium-low heat, uncovered, for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally until all liquid evaporates.

 

8.  Make two dents in the granules and break the eggs.  Garnish with chopped parsley.

 

9.  Cover the pan and cook on medium heat until the eggs are done to your desired consistency.

 

10.  Optional: Heat the additional olive oil and sauté the red pepper flakes for about a minute. Pour over the dish.

 

11.  If you did not use chopped parsley, you can place a few leaves on each egg.

 

12.  Optional: Sprinkle with grated parmesan.

 

 

NOTES: The original dish is made with ground beef, veal or lamb. It turned out amazingly well with soya granules.  The recipe for soya granules, a substitute for ground beef/veal/lamb which is often used in Turkish cooking, keeps well in the fridge for two days and can be used to make a variety of dishes. You can use this recipe link to prepare it in advance and add it to zucchini, eggplants, potatoes, spinach and other vegetables. 

BASIC SOYA GRANULES RECIPE FOR TURKISH COOKING (Turkish, Vegan)

You can also make this dish with vegetables. Below is one of my recipes, but feel free to experiment with sautéed mushrooms, spinach or other vegetables.

EGGS WITH SOYA GRANULES AND ZUCCHINI (Turkish, Vegetarian)