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Cilbir

Name: Cilbir
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1,000 g water; 12 g salt; 10 g vinegar; 6 eggs; 5 g garlic; 330 g (11.6 oz) plain yogurt; 30 g (1.1 oz) olive oil; 0.5 g red pepper

Poached eggs served on garlic yogurt and finished with warm red-pepper olive oil.

Serves 6

Traditional & World Cuisine Breakfast & Oats

Cilbir — original Yogurt Atelier illustration

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Method

Bring the water to a gentle simmer with the salt and vinegar.
Poach the eggs one at a time in the simmering water for about 3–4 minutes each.
Lift the eggs out and drain them well.
Crush the garlic and stir it into the yogurt.
Warm the olive oil and stir in the red pepper.
Put the eggs on the garlic yogurt, pour the warm red-pepper oil over them and serve.

From the kitchen

Contains eggs and milk. Drain each poached egg well before placing it on the yogurt, so the garlic yogurt does not turn thin. If you serve people at higher risk from foodborne illness, cook the eggs until the yolks are firm.

Cilbir

Method

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