These Turkish style eggs in garlic yogurt is inspired by the Turkish dish called Çılbır, which are usually made with poached eggs. In my recipe, I use soft boiled eggs (I love the jammy egg texture!) and the dish is topped with a red pepper infused butter sauce. Toasted warm bread is used to dip and soak up the yummy garlic yogurt sauce with freshly picked dill.
How to Make Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs
The perfect jammy eggs make this recipe super delicious. Follow my tips for the perfect soft-boiled egg:
- Buy high quality pasteurized eggs for fresh and delicious taste. Sometimes the yolk is orange and beautiful but also these types of eggs are safer to consume raw.
- While you wait for the water to boil in your pot, temper your eggs. After taking your eggs out of the refrigerator place them in a warm bowl of water. This helps bring your eggs to room temperature which helps with even cooking and prevents the egg shells from cracking and leaking.
- Place eggs in the pot when the water is boiling! Boiling is when you see the large bubbles form in the water (not small bubbles).
- VERY IMPORTANT: Set a timer for 7 minutes. Do 6 minutes if you like the eggs more runny.
- Place eggs in an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Also, this makes the eggshell peeling process very easy.
INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR YOUR TURKISH STYLE EGGS IN GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE:
garlic yogurt:
- 1 cup yogurt – use whole milk for extra creaminess!
- 2 tablespoon ricotta (optional) – this makes the garlic yogurt sauce extra creamy
- 1 garlic, grated
- salt and pepper, to taste
butter sauce:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
assemble:
- garlic yogurt
- butter sauce
- 3-4 eggs (soft-boiled) – use high quality pasteurized eggs for this
- fresh dill, for garnish
- sliced bread, toasted to serve
STEPS TO MAKE THE ONE POT TURKISH STYLE EGGS IN GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE:
- Step 1. Heat water in the pot on medium heat. Add enough water to ensure eggs will be covered. Once the water is boiling, add 3 eggs to the water and boil for 7 minutes (6 minutes for more runny eggs). Transfer eggs to ice bath immediately after 7 minutes for soft boiled eggs. Tip: cold eggs from the fridge may crack during boiling. Add them to warm water to temper the eggs before adding to boiling water to prevent cracking.
- Step 2. Make butter sauce by melting 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a pan on medium heat. Once the butter starts to brown (it takes 1-2 minutes), add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon red chili flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon paprika. Mix continuously and cook for 1 minute. Turn off heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil and mix well. Let this cool.
- Step 3. Make yogurt sauce by mixing the following ingredients: 1 cup yogurt, 2 tablespoon ricotta, grated garlic, and salt and pepper. Mix until smooth and set aside.
- Step 4. Peel eggs and cut in half carefully. To assemble the plate, add a layer of yogurt on a plate. Next, add the eggs on top of the yogurt and drizzle the butter sauce generously on top of yogurt and eggs. Top with dill. Dip the eggs and yogurt with toasted bread for the best result!
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Turkish Style Eggs with Garlic Yogurt Sauce
Jammy soft boiled eggs are topped with a butter sauce and served with garlic yogurt sauce
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
garlic yogurt sauce
- 1 cup yogurt whole milk
- 2 tablespoon ricotta optional
- 1 garlic grated
- salt and pepper to taste
butter sauce
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
assemble
- garlic yogurt sauce
- butter sauce
- 3-4 eggs soft-boiled
- fresh dill to garnish
- sliced bread toasted to serve
Instructions
- Heat water in the pot on medium heat. Add enough water to ensure eggs will be covered. Once the water is boiling, add 3 eggs to the water and boil for 7 minutes. Transfer eggs to ice bath immediately after 7 minutes for soft boiled eggs. Tip: cold eggs from the fridge may crack during boiling. Add them to warm water to temper the eggs before adding to boiling water to prevent cracking.3-4 eggs
- Make butter sauce by melting 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a pan on medium heat. Once the butter starts to brown (it takes 1-2 minutes), add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon red chili flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon paprika. Mix continuously and cook for 1 minute. Turn off heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil and mix well. Let this cool.2 tablespoon unsalted butter, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon red chili flakes, ½ teaspoon paprika, 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Step 3. Make yogurt sauce by mixing the following ingredients: 1 cup yogurt, 2 tablespoon ricotta, grated garlic, and salt and pepper. Mix until smooth and set aside.1 cup yogurt, 2 tablespoon ricotta, 1 garlic, salt and pepper
- Peel eggs and cut in half carefully. To assemble the plate, add a layer of yogurt on a plate. Next, add the eggs on top of the yogurt and drizzle the butter sauce generously on top of yogurt and eggs. Top with dill. Dip the eggs and yogurt with toasted bread for the best result!garlic yogurt sauce, butter sauce, fresh dill, sliced bread
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