🇹🇷 Turkish · 🏙️ Istanbul

🥚 Çılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs in Yogurt)

2 servings · 20 min

Ingredients

• • plain whole-milk yogurt 1 cup
• • garlic clove, grated 1
• • eggs 4
• • unsalted butter 2 tbsp
• • Aleppo pepper or paprika 1 tsp
• • fresh dill 2 tbsp
• • white vinegar (for poaching) 1 tbsp

Method

1. 1 Stir yogurt with grated garlic and a pinch of salt; spread on a shallow serving plate.
2. 2 Poach eggs in simmering water with a splash of vinegar until whites set and yolks run.
3. 3 Melt butter with Aleppo pepper until foaming.
4. 4 Lay poached eggs on the yogurt, drizzle with chili butter, and scatter dill. Serve with warm bread.