Name: Çılbır (Turkish Eggs with Yogurt)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 300 g Greek yogurt; 1 garlic clove, grated; 1 tbsp olive oil; 50 g butter; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 0.5 tsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes; salt; dill to garnish; bread to serve

Instructions

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1Mix the yogurt with the garlic, olive oil and a pinch of salt. Spread on two plates.

2Bring a wide pan of water to a bare simmer and add a splash of vinegar.

3Poach the eggs 3 minutes for runny yolks.

4Melt the butter with the paprika and Aleppo pepper until it foams — do not brown.

5Drain the eggs and place on the yogurt.

6Pour the sizzling butter over the eggs and finish with dill. Eat with bread immediately.

Chef's Tip

Room-temperature yogurt is essential — cold yogurt seizes the poached eggs on contact.

More tips ↓

The paprika butter must foam, not brown: browned butter turns the spice bitter.
Vinegar in the poaching water sets the whites fast so the eggs stay compact.

Çılbır (Turkish Eggs with Yogurt)

Ingredients

Instructions

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