Name: Spicy Minced Lamb with Eggs (Kıymalı yumurta)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 onions, halved and sliced; 2 tablespoons sheep’s tail fat (kuyrukyağı), clarified or ordinary butter; 8 oz/225 g minced lamb; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 oz/60 g walnuts, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, crushed with salt; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped; 1 teaspoon kırmızı biber; ½ teaspoon dried oregano or thyme

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

In addition to köfte, minced lamb is cooked into many simple, tasty dishes, such as kıymalı semiz otu, a stew of minced lamb and lamb’s lettuce, and lahana kapaması, cabbage leaves layered with minced lamb and baked. More than any of these dishes, kıymalı yumurta evokes the tastes of southern Anatolia and parts of the Middle East. It is ideal for a simple supper.