loaded omelet scramble

2016-11-08

The idea was good, the execution less so.

This started out as an omelet until I tried flipping it over. Most of it went up and over, but some of it kept sticking to the pan. It ended up a thick omelet pancake, a bit like a Mexican-inspired Egg Foo Young.

It was delicious.

I used an 8” frying pan for this. That is just the right size for 2 eggs for the three of us (me, myself and I.)

For 3 eggs with payload, a larger pan would be better. Fold instead of flip, unless you're confident you can pull it off. Make sure the entire omelet freely slides in the pan before GO.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 2 servings:

3 eggs
1 cup chopped onion / bell pepper mix
2 slices of ham, chopped small
½ cup gruyere cheese, chopped small
pepper (no salt)
olive oil
optional:
1 cup cooked potatoes, cubed small
paprika
hot peppers
fresh, powdered, sauce

Pic1: scrambled omelet, egg foo wrong

Directions

Sauté the onions, bell peppers, ham and potatoes until thoroughly cooked, 5-10 minutes.
Do not add the cheese now. It would be a mess.
Combine eggs, chopped cheese and pepper to taste in a mixing bowl. (Pic4)
I did not add salt because the ham and cheese are already salty enough.
Lightly beat the eggs. (Pic5)
Reduce heat to low.
Pour the egg mix over the vegetables and ham in the frying pan. (*)
Use a spatula to spread it out evenly.
Cook the omelet slowly over low heat.
The cheese will melt, but will not spread. That enhances the cheese flavor.
Continue until the surface still looks slightly wet.
If you feel this is your lucky day:
- flip the omelet over when the surface looks mostly dry.
- After flipping, cook just a minute or so further.
If you don’t, .
- Fold the omelet in 2 or 3 and cook 2 minutes more.
Serve immediately. Enjoy.

Variation:

Cook the eggs separately.
Wrap the omelet around the vegetables, ham and cheese.

Pic2: stir-fry
Pic3: mix
Pic4: mixed

Pic5: stir-fried
Pic6: all together now
Pic7: omelet no more

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org