Çılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs with Yogurt and Spiced Butter) for Two

Name: Çılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs with Yogurt and Spiced Butter) for Two
Ingredients: ½ cup plain whole-milk strained, yogurt; ¼ teaspoon, garlic, minced to paste; Pinch , table salt, plus salt for cooking eggs; 2 , large egg; 1 tablespoon, distilled white vinegar; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; ½ teaspoon pul biber or ground dried, Aleppo pepper; ⅛ teaspoon, dried mint (optional); , Pita, flatbread, or crusty bread

Appetizers
Eggs
Breakfast & Brunch

By Annie Petito ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2022

Garlicky yogurt crowned with a just-set egg and gilded with spiced butter, çılbır has been simple, stunning Turkish fare since the Ottoman Empire.

SERVES 2

TIME 35 minutes

Çılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs with Yogurt and Spiced Butter) for Two

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