Recipes for a quick fix– a lifesaver for every housewife. One of these dishes is omelettes; they are not only nutritious, but also very tasty. France is considered the birthplace of the omelet. The truth in original recipe no milk, water or flour added, according to consistency real omelette should not be lush. Today, there are many options for preparing omelettes, the main ingredient of which is always chicken eggs. We offer one of the most practical and economical options. It can be prepared for breakfast or dinner.
Ingredients for making a hearty omelet:
- eggs – 2 pieces;
- onions – 1 piece;
- sausages – 50-70 grams;
- bell pepper or tomato – 1 piece (you can use both);
- hard cheese;
- salt to taste;
- vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon;
- dill and parsley;
How to make a hearty omelette:
Beat the eggs into a deep plate and beat with a whisk or fork, adding a pinch of salt.
Peel the onions, wash and finely chop.
bell pepper or cut the tomatoes into cubes.
Cut the sausages into rings.
Add chopped onions, sausages and Bell pepper Add vegetable oil to a Teflon-coated frying pan.
Fry over low heat, stirring occasionally for 3-5 minutes.
Pour beaten eggs over the fried mixture and cover with a lid.
Meanwhile, quickly grate the hard cheese on a coarse grater.
When the eggs have set, sprinkle the omelet with grated cheese.
And also chopped herbs.
Cover the pan with a lid and continue to simmer for another minute. The cheese should melt.
Serve the finished dish hot. Bon appetit!
According to the Kremlin diet, the number of conventional units and carbohydrates in one serving is 6.5.
Ingredients:
- chicken eggs – 3 pcs;
- butter – 40 grams;
- salt – 1/4 teaspoon;
- ground black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon.
Tools:
- whipping container – 1 piece;
- whisk or fork – 1 piece;
- frying pan with a thick bottom with a diameter of 20 cm – 1 pc.
French omelette recipe for 1 serving (150 grams)
- Gently beat the eggs with a fork until smooth without foaming. If you beat them too much, the omelette will turn out fluffy, dense and not plastic.
- Heat the frying pan well over medium heat and add oil. As soon as the oil becomes completely liquid, pour the egg mixture in an even layer. Fry over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
- When the base and edges are baked until golden brown, and the middle remains a little viscous, the dish is ready. Let's turn off the fire. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- We bend the two edges towards the center in the frying pan and let it stand for a while, but no more than 15 seconds. And fold it in half again so that it resembles a large wafer roll.
- Transfer it to a plate and serve with black bread and fresh herbs.
How to cook an omelet with milk
Ingredients:
- eggs – 4 pcs;
- milk – 120 grams;
- salt – 1/4 teaspoon;
- butter – 40 grams.
Tools:
- container with high sides – 1 piece;
- whisk or fork – 1 piece;
Recipe for omelet with milk for 2 servings (300 grams):
- Take a bowl with high sides and carefully break all 4 eggs into it.
- Add salt and start whisking with a whisk or fork until smooth. Eggs beaten until thick foam will make the dish more fluffy.
- Pour milk into the egg mixture and mix.
- Melt the butter in a hot frying pan and pour in the resulting egg mixture.
- Fry over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Omelette usually burns in thin-bottomed pans because the heat from the burner passes through the bottom too quickly and turns it into a burnt mess.
- After the mass has almost completely thickened around the edges, cover the frying pan with a lid and turn off the stove.
- Let stand covered for another 15 minutes. During this time, it will completely thicken and finally cook, without burning on the bottom.
- Place the dish on plates with a long plastic spatula and serve.
With milk
How to cook an omelette with tomatoes
Ingredients:
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- milk – 100 grams;
- tomato – 1 medium;
- salt – 1/2 teaspoon;
Tools:
- whipping container with high sides – 1 piece;
- whisk or fork – 1 piece;
- cutting board for vegetables – 1 piece;
- frying pan with a thick bottom with a diameter of 24 cm – 1 pc.
Recipe for omelet with tomatoes for 2 servings (350 grams):
- In a tall bowl, lightly beat the eggs with a whisk or fork.
- Add milk to the egg mixture.
- On the board, set the bow into thin half rings.
- Pour oil into a frying pan heated over high heat. Add chopped onion to the oil and fry it until soft yellow, no more than 1 minute. Add a small pinch of salt.
- While the onion is frying, cut the tomato into medium-sized squares. When the onions are ready, put the tomatoes in the frying pan and mix them with the onions.
- Immediately add the eggs mixed with milk and shake the pan a little so that the mass is more evenly distributed along the bottom.
- Add the remaining salt and pepper.
- Reduce heat to medium and fry for 5-7 minutes until edges and base set.
- Turn off the heat completely, cover with a lid and leave for another 10 minutes until completely baked.
- Place the finished dish on plates.
How to cook an omelette with sausage
Ingredients:
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- milk – 100 grams;
- fresh onion – 1 medium head;
- raw smoked sausage/salami – 100 grams;
- salt – 1/2 teaspoon;
- ground black pepper – 1/2 teaspoon;
- olive/sunflower oil (deodorized, refined) – 1/2 tablespoon.
Tools:
- whisk or fork – 1 piece;
- cutting board for vegetables and sausages – 1 piece;
Recipe for omelet with sausage for 2 servings (400 grams):
- Beat the eggs with a fork in a tall container. If you don't want to bother with whisking with a fork, then take a clean milk bottle with a wide neck and carefully pour the eggs into it. Close the lid tightly and start shaking. Just 10 seconds is enough and the eggs are perfectly beaten.
- Add milk to the container and beat a little more.
- Pour oil into a heated frying pan and add onions.
- While the onion is frying, cut the sausage into thin strips. To prepare an omelet, it is better to use aromatic varieties of sausage. Boiled or boiled-smoked sausage is not suitable; it will give the dish a not very pleasant aroma.
- Add the sausage to the onion and fry a little, no more than 10 seconds.
- Pour it out egg mixture into the pan and distribute it evenly.
- Add salt and pepper. If the selected sausage is salty, then the amount of salt can be reduced or not used at all.
- Fry over medium heat for about 10 minutes until a thick, toasted crust forms.
- We turn off the heat and, without covering with a lid, let the dish stand for a while until cooked.
- Place the finished dish on plates and serve with fresh vegetables.
Omelette recipes with tomatoes and sausage can perfectly complement each other; just mix the sausage and tomatoes when frying.
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How to cook an omelette with spinach
Ingredients:
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- milk – 100 grams;
- fresh onion – 1 medium head;
- frozen/fresh spinach – 50 grams;
- salt – 1/2 teaspoon;
- ground black pepper – 1/2 teaspoon;
- butter – 40 grams.
Tools:
- whipping container with high sides - 1 piece;
- medium-sized saucepan - 1 piece;
- whisk or fork – 1 piece;
- frying pan with a thick bottom with a diameter of 24 cm - 1 piece.
Recipe for omelet with spinach for 2 servings (320 grams):
- If we use fresh spinach, then you need to start cooking with it. We rinse the spinach well in running water, since during cultivation and storage, harmful substances and bacteria can get on the spinach.
- Place the spinach in a saucepan and pour boiling water over it for 1 minute. Carefully drain the water and repeat the procedure. After removing excess moisture, place the spinach leaves on a kitchen towel and let dry slightly.
- Beat the eggs with a fork in a tall container until smooth.
- Add milk to the eggs and beat a little more.
- Cut the onion into thin half rings.
- Place oil in a heated frying pan and add onion.
- Fry the onion over high heat until tender golden brown, about half a minute and add a little salt.
- While the onion is frying, chop the spinach and add it to the onion in the frying pan. Fry the spinach and onion for another 1 minute.
- Pour the egg mixture into the pan and distribute it evenly, stirring lightly with the onion and spinach.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Fry over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the edges set.
- Turn off the heat, cover the omelette with a lid and let it sit for a while until cooked.
- Fold the finished dish in half and place on plates.
Spinach omelet is very tasty and healthy. Spinach is high in antioxidants and folic acid. As they write in some publications, spinach is contraindicated for people suffering from urolithiasis due to the high content of oxalates in spinach.
The word omelet in the cuisines of the world refers to a dish made from eggs and milk, or from eggs only. It is essentially the same, but differs both in preparation and in the composition of ingredients, and only eggs are present in all versions.
It is believed that this is a dish of French cuisine. There this dish is prepared from mixed but not beaten eggs. As a rule, it is fried in butter on one side until it thickens, then rolled into a tube or in half and served. Before rolling, you can season it with some filling.
In our country, it is prepared from eggs mixed, often beaten with milk. It is baked both in the oven and in a frying pan at closed lid, on very low heat to become more fluffy. Cooked in this way, it becomes more tender and juicy, and, as already mentioned, more fluffy.
It is also prepared in other countries - Japan, China, Italy, and the Balkan countries. When you travel a lot or visit different countries Due to the type of activity, almost everywhere they serve an omelet for breakfast. Moreover, in many hotels they can fry it for everyone to order, with whatever they want. It can be ordered with ham, sausage, herbs, and tomatoes. And often you even have to stand in line, since there are plenty of people who like to enjoy this tasty and tender dish!
Today I want to offer various options for preparing this favorite dish, and in different versions. And since omelettes are loved in many countries, let’s cook them the way they cook in one country or another, and here, of course.
As a rule, the classic cooking option requires only two main ingredients - milk and eggs. Therefore, we will consider this simplest and most popular cooking option.
- eggs - 4 pcs
- milk - 120 ml
- salt, pepper - to taste
- vegetable oil for frying - 1 - 2 tbsp. spoons
Preparation:
1. Break the eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper, and beat with a whisk.
2. Add milk and continue whisking until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan, pour in the resulting mixture. Fry over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then cover with a lid, reduce heat to low and simmer until done.
Recipe for a lush omelette with milk and eggs in a frying pan
We will need:
- eggs - 3 pcs
- milk - 300 gr
- butter - 1 teaspoon
- salt, spices - to taste
Preparation:
1. Break the eggs into a bowl, add milk, salt to taste and spices as desired.
2. Grease a frying pan with high sides with butter.
3. Pour the mixture into it and put it on medium heat. Once it has set and a small egg crust forms on the sides of the frying pan, cover it with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Simmer over low heat until done.
For cooking lush omelette It is best to have a thick-walled frying pan so that the heat is distributed evenly. In this case, it will bake well, rise and not burn at the bottom.
If you want to prepare a healthier version of the dish, you can bake it in the oven. To do this, the sequence of actions is exactly the same. The only thing is that you need to prepare the form in which you will bake the omelette in advance and preheat the oven. Bake at 190 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes, so that it does not brown too much, you can cover it with foil.
Omelette, like in kindergarten “Taste of Childhood”
Omelette can be cooked not only in a frying pan. They also bake it in the oven. It is considered to be healthier and less caloric.
This is a dietary dish; it can be consumed by children, adults with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and people on a diet.
It was also prepared when we were very little and went to kindergarten. From there, from childhood, many fell in love with him and still love him to this day.
We will need:
- egg - 5 pcs
- milk - 250 ml
- butter - for greasing
- salt - to taste
Preparation:
1. Break eggs into a bowl. Add milk and salt, beat with a fork (but not too much).
2. Grease a baking dish of appropriate size with butter. Pour the egg mixture into it and cover with foil.
3. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 12 - 15 minutes.
4. Allow the finished omelette to cool slightly, then cut into portions and serve.
Video on how to cook an omelette with tomatoes and cheese in the oven
Based basic recipe You can make an omelette with other ingredients. And it will be no less tasty. And here is one of the recipes that we specially recorded for this article.
It not only tells and shows you how to do everything, but also gives you the three main secrets to making it with a lot of holes in it. Thanks to this, the omelette rises well. And literally eaten in one sitting.
It is filling, nutritious and always lifts your spirits at breakfast. It also gives you strength for the whole working day.
Try this recipe. Surely you will like it!
With milk and eggs with zucchini
We will need:
- eggs - 4 pcs
- milk - 0.5 cups
- zucchini - 1 piece (small)
- salt, pepper - to taste
- greens - for serving
Preparation:
1. Cut the zucchini into small cubes. If it is young, then the skin can be left. If the skin is rough, then it must first be cleaned.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and lightly fry the chopped zucchini in it. Then close the lid and simmer until done. The degree of readiness is determined by personal preference.
3. Meanwhile, beat the eggs with milk and salt using a fork or whisk. Add ground black pepper if desired.
4. Pour the finished zucchini with the egg mixture and cook covered over low heat for 5 - 6 minutes.
5. Transfer the finished omelette to a plate and sprinkle with chopped herbs. Enjoy eating!
The omelet turns out appetizing and delicious!
With bell peppers and tomatoes
We will need (for 2 - 3 servings):
- eggs - 5 pcs
- bell pepper - 1 piece
- tomato - 1 pc.
- butter - 30 g
- fresh parsley or dill - 4 - 5 sprigs
- salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
1. Wash the bell pepper and remove the stalk and seeds, then cut into small strips.
2. Cut the tomatoes into small slices or cubes.
3. Fry the pepper and tomato in butter until all the liquid has evaporated.
4. Finely chop the greens and add to the vegetables.
5. Break the eggs into a bowl and mix with a fork, but do not beat them. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add eggs to the vegetable mixture, stir and fry in a frying pan until cooked.
7. Fold the finished omelette in half, place on a plate and serve, sprinkled with chopped fresh herbs.
It can also be prepared with only one of the vegetables.
Omelette with cheese
We will need (for 2 servings):
- eggs - 4 pcs
- feta cheese – 80 gr
- bell pepper - 0.5 pcs
- butter - 40 g
Preparation:
1. Beat the eggs with a fork. Grate the cheese.
2. Mix eggs with cheese and pepper cut into small cubes.
3. Heat a frying pan, put butter on it, and add the resulting mixture. Fry until done.
4. Fold the finished omelette in half. When serving, sprinkle with chopped herbs.
With spinach and cheese in the oven
It may take a little more time to prepare this option than usual, but with this recipe you can add variety to your everyday breakfast.
We will need:
- eggs - 4 - 5 pcs
- milk - 2/3 cup
- spinach – 50 g
- onion - 1 pc.
- hard cheese - 100 gr
- vegetable oil - for frying
- spices, salt, pepper - to taste
- any nuts - for serving
Preparation:
1. Separate the yolks from the whites. Beat with a fork, then add the yolks, spices and milk. Mix well until smooth.
2. Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion over low heat until slightly golden brown.
4. Rinse the spinach thoroughly, drain and dry with paper towels. Add to the onion and simmer over low heat for 3-4 minutes until it softens slightly.
5. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Reserve two tablespoons for serving.
6. Place the onion and spinach in a mold of the appropriate size. Sprinkle with cheese. Pour the egg mixture over everything.
7. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes, that is, until done.
8. Cut the finished dish into portions
9. Serve sprinkled with remaining grated cheese and chopped nuts.
Simple recipe with cottage cheese
We will need;
- egg - 4 pcs
- cottage cheese - 250 gr
- butter - 50 g
- green onions
- salt - to taste
Preparation:
1. Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve and add salt.
2. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat with a fork.
3. Mix cottage cheese with eggs until smooth. Add chopped green onions.
4. Heat the frying pan, add the butter and spread the mixed mixture into it in an even layer. Fry over low heat, covered, until done.
Sweet with honey and nuts
This delicacy will please everyone without exception. Both adults and children eat it with pleasure.
We will need:
- eggs - 2 pcs
- milk - 1 tbsp. spoon
- sour cream - 0 gr
- biscuit - 20 g
- honey - 1 tbsp. spoon
- nuts - 1 tbsp. spoon
- butter - 1 tbsp. spoon
- salt - a pinch
Preparation:
1. Cut the biscuit into small cubes measuring 6 - 8 mm. Add nuts and honey diluted with hot milk to it.
3. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat with a fork. Add sour cream and salt. Mix.
4. Heat a frying pan, put butter on it, let it melt.
5. Then pour in the egg mixture, stir and fry over low heat until the mixture thickens.
6. Place biscuit and nut filling on top of the omelette and fry until done, covering briefly with a lid.
7. Serve warm.
Now let's look at how omelettes are prepared in different countries of the world. And let's start with Russia.
In the old days in Rus' it was prepared from eggs mixed with milk, various cereals, flour or grated potatoes. And it was called drachena. Sometimes the drachena was prepared from a more liquid component and looked more like an omelette, and sometimes it was denser and more like a flatbread.
Let's look at some of them.
Drachena curd
This is also a sweet version of the Russian omelet.
We will need:
- eggs - 4 pcs + 1 pc
- cottage cheese - 500 gr
- sugar 2/3 cup
- flour - 2 tbsp. spoons
- butter or ghee - tbsp. spoons
Preparation:
1. Separate the whites from the yolks. Grind the yolks thoroughly with sugar. Leave a little sugar for sprinkling. Beat the whites into a thick fluffy foam.
2. Rub the cottage cheese through a sieve. Add mashed yolks, melted butter and whipped whites
3. Grease a baking dish with oil and sprinkle with flour, place the resulting mixture in an even layer.
4. Brush with egg, sprinkle with a small amount of reserved sugar and bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes until the drachena is browned.
6. Serve with jam, butter or sour cream.
Drachena with cheese
We will need:
- eggs - 8 pcs
- hard cheese - 100 gr
- milk - 1 glass
- butter or ghee - 3 tbsp. spoons
- small wheat bun
- salt - to taste
- greenery
Preparation:
1. Cut the crusts off the bun and cut it into small cubes. Pour milk over it and wait until the bread has completely swollen.
2. Separate the whites from the yolks.
3. Add yolks, 80 grams of grated cheese and salt to the bread crumb, mix everything thoroughly.
4. Beat the whites into a fluffy thick foam using a mixer and add to the resulting mixture.
5. Grease a baking dish with oil and spread the resulting mixture into it in an even layer. Sprinkle the remaining grated cheese on top and drizzle with melted butter.
6. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees and bake the drachena until golden brown.
7. Serve immediately hot, pouring oil over it and sprinkling with chopped herbs. Drachena settles quickly, so eat it right away.
Drachena with millet porridge
This Russian omelet can be prepared if you have some porridge left over from dinner.
We will need:
- egg - 4 pcs
- milk - 1/3 cup
- millet porridge (or rice) - 150 g
- butter - for frying
- salt - to taste
Preparation:
1. Break the egg into a bowl, add salt to taste, add milk and whisk thoroughly with a fork or whisk.
2. Add crumbly porridge and mix well until smooth.
3. Grease a baking dish of the required size with butter and spread the resulting mixture in an even layer.
4. Bake in the oven preheated to 190 degrees until cooked for 7 - 10 minutes.
5. Serve with butter.
French omelette
The preparation of this dish in France is very meticulous. There is even an opinion that a real French chef must be able to cook a real omelet before all other dishes.
Probably only in France should there be a special frying pan for its preparation, in which nothing else is cooked.
A special feature of the preparation is that the products do not contain milk. The French version should not be fluffy, so the eggs are not beaten and it is not covered with a lid when cooking. Fry it on one side only. And when it becomes almost ready, it is rolled up into a tube.
If it is prepared with filling, then it is added immediately before it is time to wrap the finished omelette in a tube. All preliminary procedures with filling, such as frying, stewing, etc., are carried out separately.
We will need:
- eggs - 3 pcs
- butter - 40 g
- salt - 1/4 teaspoon
- ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon
Preparation:
1. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat lightly with a fork, making sure that no foam forms.
2. To prepare the dish, it is best to have a frying pan with a thick bottom so that the heat is distributed evenly. Warm it over the fire and add oil. Wait until the butter melts and immediately pour in the egg mixture.
3. After two minutes, sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper. During frying, the pan should be shaken slightly to prevent the base from over-cooking. Fry over medium heat until the edges turn golden brown. The middle will remain slightly viscous.
4. When ready, fold the two edges towards the center. Allow to stand for 15-20 seconds, then fold in half.
5. Transfer the omelette to a plate and serve with fresh vegetables and herbs.
As mentioned above, the French also prepare it with various fillings. Moreover, each province has its own signature filling. So in the Alps they use their famous cheeses as a filling, in Normandy apples, in Provence chestnuts, in Poitou - of course, truffles. But in Savoy I add cracklings, to my great surprise.
But when adding the filling, remember that the filling should not be mixed with the eggs. It is added only at the very end, before it is time to roll the omelette into a tube. In this case, the filling saturates it well with its aromas, and it turns out incredibly tasty.
French omelette with cheese and vegetables
This recipe is a little more complicated than the first one. But it’s more difficult only in terms of the number of ingredients. Surprising everyone at home and preparing such a breakfast will not be difficult at all.
Is not it. beautiful, tasty, appetizing and very simple!!!
Frittata - traditional Italian omelette
We will need:
- egg - 4 pcs
- hard cheese - 50 g (Parmesan)
- cherry tomatoes - 5 - 6 pcs
- bell pepper - 0.5 pcs
- leek - 1 piece
- olive oil - 1 tbsp. spoon
- thyme - 2 - 3 sprigs
- salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
1. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat with a fork.
2. Grate the cheese on a medium grater. A very tasty frittata is made using Parmesan cheese. In principle, this cheese is mainly used in the preparation of traditional frittata. But if there is no such cheese, then you can use any hard cheese.
3. Cut cherry tomatoes into halves or quarters, remove seeds and liquid. Let dry for 15-20 minutes. One of the features of preparing an Italian omelet is that all the fillings that are added during the frying process should not contain liquid.
4. Cut the leek into thin half rings, you will need a piece of 7 - 10 centimeters. Fry it on olive oil.
5. Grease a separate frying pan with a thick bottom, pour in the beaten eggs, and fry over low heat.
6. After two minutes, the bottom layer of the frittata will begin to bake, then you can add salt and pepper. Then evenly lay out the fried onions, leeks, tomatoes and chopped peppers.
7. Then close the pan with a lid and cook until done. To avoid burning, you can shake the pan lightly.
Often at this stage, the form with the omelette is transferred to the oven and baked there until ready.
You can prepare a frittata with with different fillings- this includes various vegetables, meat products, and of course with traditional Italian pasta.
Spanish potato tortilla with tomatoes
In Spain they prepare their own omelette, and as you already understood, they prepare it using potatoes. If you have boiled potatoes left after dinner, then it’s time to make a Spanish tortilla for breakfast.
We will need:
- egg - 4 pcs
- boiled potatoes - 1 piece (large)
- tomato - 1 pc.
- olives - 4 - 5 pcs.
- Provençal herbs - 1 tbsp. spoon
- fresh dill - 1 tbsp. spoon
- olive oil - for frying
- salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
1. Cut the boiled potatoes and tomatoes into cubes and fry in heated olive oil in a frying pan.
2. While the vegetables are frying, break the eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper to taste and lightly whisk them until smooth.
3. Add Provençal herbs and stir again.
4. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables. Cut the olives into halves, place on top and sprinkle with chopped dill.
5. Fry over medium heat for 2 - 3 minutes, then reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid. Fry until done.
6. Serve sprinkled with herbs.
Bulgarian recipe with pepper and cheese
Omelette can be cooked both in a frying pan and in the oven.
We will need (for 2 servings):
- eggs - 4 pcs
- butter - 40 g
- bell pepper - 1 piece
- feta cheese – 50 gr
- parsley - 3 - 4 sprigs
- salt, pepper - to taste
- vegetable oil - for greasing
Preparation:
1. Cut the bell pepper into strips and lightly fry in butter.
2. Grate the cheese.
3. Break the eggs into a bowl, mix with a fork, no need to beat. Add grated cheese and fried pepper, stir.
4. Pour the mixture into a frying pan greased with vegetable oil or onto a baking sheet if you are baking the dish in the oven. Fry or bake until done.
5. Fold the finished omelette in half, place on a plate and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
If it was baked in the oven on a baking sheet, then it should be cut into squares, after which each should be folded in half into a triangle. Then serve on a plate, sprinkled with herbs.
German omelette with potatoes and cheese
We will need:
- eggs - 3 pcs
- potatoes - 1 pc.
- cheese - 60 -70 gr
- parsley - 3 - 4 sprigs
- salt - to taste
- vegetable oil - for frying
Preparation:
This dish can be prepared either with boiled potatoes, and with fresh. We already looked at how to cook from boiled vegetables when we prepared Spanish tortilla. Therefore, we will use fresh potatoes in this recipe.
1. Cut the peeled potatoes into small cubes and fry until done in a small amount vegetable oil. Add salt to taste.
2. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl using a fork. Add cheese cut into small cubes. Add a little salt and pour over the fried potatoes.
3. Bring to readiness. Serve sprinkled with chopped herbs. A thin omelette can be rolled into a roll.
With carrots in Polish
We will need:
- eggs - 2 pcs
- milk - 20 ml
- butter - 20 g
- carrots - 1 pc.
- lettuce leaves
- parsley - 2 - 3 sprigs
- salt - to taste
Preparation:
1. Cut the carrots into strips.
2. In part butter sauté carrots.
3. Beat the eggs together with salt using a fork. Fry in a separate frying pan with the remaining butter.
4. Place lettuce leaves, carrots on the entire surface of the omelette and roll it into a roll.
5. Serve with melted butter and sprinkle with chopped herbs.
In the same way, you can use tomatoes as a filling. They need to be fried in the same way, and then wrapped in a fried omelette.
Romanian omelette with corn
We will need:
- eggs - 4 pcs
- milk - 60 ml
- butter - 20 g
- canned corn - 300 gr
- cherry tomatoes - 5 pcs
- fresh greens
- salt - to taste
Preparation:
1. Drain the liquid from the corn and fry in a small amount of butter, salt to taste.
2. Mix eggs with milk and salt, whisking the mixture with a fork.
3. Combine the corn with the egg mixture, place cherry tomatoes on top and fry in the remaining oil in a frying pan. Or you can bake it in the oven.
4. Place the finished dish on a plate and sprinkle with chopped herbs and corn.
Japanese tamago-yaki
- egg - 3 pcs
- soy sauce - 1 tbsp. spoon
- sugar - 1 teaspoon
- salt - to taste
- vegetable oil - for lubrication
Preparation:
To prepare an omelet, the Japanese use a special rectangular frying pan. This is necessary in order to roll it up. It is in the form of a roll, cut into circles and served to the table.
1. Beat eggs with a fork, add soy sauce, sugar and salt. Mix the mixture thoroughly.
2. Grease a frying pan with oil and pour in the egg mixture in a thin, even layer. Wait until it sets, about 5 minutes, then roll it into a roll, moving it to one of the edges. You can help twist it with a silicone spatula or bamboo sticks.
3. Grease the pan again and pour a new layer, letting it flow under the roll. Let it fry and roll it again.
4. In this way, pour out all the dough and roll everything into one roll.
5. Then carefully transfer the roll to a bamboo mat for rolling the rolls and compact it slightly, setting the desired shape.
6. Serve by cutting into pieces 2 - 3 cm thick.
This recipe calls for adding it to the egg mixture. soy sauce, but Japanese omelet can be prepared simply from a mixture of eggs and salt. You can also add to it various fillings. To do this, you need to mix them with eggs and pour them all together into the frying pan.
In Japan they also prepare another omelette - omurice. It is prepared easily and simply. To prepare it, fried rice is poured with beaten egg and fried until cooked. Omurice is often prepared with the addition of chicken or meat. The peculiarity of serving is that it is eaten with ketchup.
Thai omelette
The peculiarity of preparing this option is that it is prepared with the addition of fish sauce. To be honest, I have never tried this, but those who have visited Thailand say that the dish is very tasty.
We will need:
- eggs - 2 pcs
- fish sauce - 1 teaspoon
- lime or lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
- peanut butter - 1 tbsp. spoons
- ground white pepper - 0.5 teaspoon
Preparation:
1. Beat the eggs with a fork or whisk, add fish sauce, lime or lemon juice and pepper. Mix everything until smooth.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan, pour the egg mixture in an even layer.
3. Wait until the omelette sets, then roll it in half or into a roll and serve in portions.
When frying, try not to let it overcook. The inside should be very tender and not dry. If desired, you can add various fillings to the omelette.
Features and secrets of cooking omelet
Having considered today various recipes preparing an omelet, let's take a closer look at the basic rules for its preparation.
- Eggs for cooking must be of high quality and fresh. Since it bakes very quickly and the cooking time is very short, this is a basic rule.
If you shake an egg, the yolk in a stale egg will dangle. Also, if you put such an egg in water, it will float up. It is better not to use such eggs for cooking.
- Eggs should not be beaten with a mixer. This makes them too airy, and the omelette will turn out brittle and not so tasty.
- Beat the eggs with a fork or whisk, but no foam should form.
- In some recipes, the eggs are separated into whites and yolks, and everything is beaten separately. As a rule, the yolks are simply mixed, and the whites are whipped into a strong foam.
- It is better to remove the eggs from the refrigerator in advance and shake them when they are at room temperature.
- In Europe, as a rule, milk is not added at all.
- We add milk. And when milk is present in the ingredients, they often use recipes where the ratio of milk and eggs is one to one. To avoid mistakes, milk is measured using egg shells.
- More delicious omelette will be obtained from milk with a large amount of fat; milk with a fat content of 3.2% is considered ideal.
- The milk that we add to the eggs should be either slightly warm or at room temperature.
- As a rule, no flour is added. But sometimes there are exceptions, especially when they want to get a dish with a denser consistency. We did not add flour anywhere in today's recipes.
- Also, no baking soda or baking powder is added. Someone adds, believing that this way the omelette will rise better. It will rise anyway if you follow the proportions and cook according to the recipe, where it should turn out fluffy.
- In European countries, olive oil is most often used for cooking.
- In our country, we mainly use butter or ghee to grease a frying pan or mold. It makes the dish tastier and more aromatic.
- A frying pan for frying an omelette should have thick walls; this way it will cook more evenly and it will not burn. As a last resort, you can fry it in a non-stick frying pan.
- If you want it to be fluffy, do not open the lid or oven door during the entire cooking process. Otherwise it will fall off.
- Sometimes the omelette needs to be turned over. How to do it? Prepare a glass lid the size of the frying pan. When it's browned on one side, cover the pan and turn it over. After that, put the frying pan back on the fire, if necessary, grease the bottom with oil, and carefully drag it.
- The filling in it can be anything. And this can be perfectly observed in today’s recipes. The only thing that is not in today's recipes is meat products. Although they can also be actively used. So, for example, in the famous Bavarian omelette recipe, which is not in our article, there are Bavarian sausages.
- Therefore, ham, bacon, sausage, frankfurters, sausages, chicken and meat can be added to almost all recipes.
- The dish can also be sweet. And today we looked at two such recipes.
- In fact, there can be many more recipes. The most important thing is not to be afraid to use your imagination, and then you can come up with the fillings yourself!
- Omelette can be cooked in a frying pan, in the oven, in the microwave, in a double boiler and in a slow cooker. There are also recipes where the egg mixture is placed in a baking bag and then boiled in a pan of hot water until tender. Boiled and baked options are considered healthier and more dietary.
Now that you and I have learned all the secrets of cooking delicious dish, and we can also prepare any option, we have a lot of ideas for a delicious hearty breakfast. And I think that now the whole family will be happy to eat a new omelet every morning!
Bon appetit!