A moment of humor to start:Do you know the difference between scrambled eggs and an omelette? You are in a hurry to get home, carrying a dozen whole fresh eggs in a bag to make scrambled eggs for your family, approaching the door, looking for your keys with one hand,… bam! And you already have the omelette mixture ready in the bag. It is no secret that an omelette is a very familiar dish for everyone. Housewives love it because it is quick to prepare, simple in components and never causes any trouble. Five minutes near the stove - and a wonderful breakfast is ready. Put the filling inside the omelette - and you have a wonderful dinner. You can also make rolls or rolls for the festive table from it. You can fill such masterpieces with fish, meat, various types of sausages, cheeses, cottage cheese, herbs, mushrooms and vegetables ... and this is not the most complete list of fillings. Let's consider the most successful combinations of ingredients in this dish.
"Classic" - omelette with cheese and ham
You can use this combination of products in an omelettecan be found in many cafes and snack bars. A very successful symbiosis of ham and cheese in taste complements and enriches the taste of an omelette. In addition, such a filling is often put in pancakes or pizza, chebureki, closed yeast pies and hot sandwiches. We suggest trying this recipe - an omelette with ham and cheese. Ingredients:
- 5 eggs
- 200 milliliters of milk
- flour - 2-3 tablespoons
- ham - 100 grams
- cheese - 100 grams
- fresh tomatoes - 2-3 pieces
- salt
- onion - 1 piece
Method of preparation:This recipe is written for making an omelette in a frying pan, so get to work right away: fry chopped onion in sunflower oil, diced tomatoes, crumble ham here. It will take you literally five minutes, then turn down the heat and let the filling stand, covered with a lid. Separately, beat the eggs in a bowl with a whisk, pour in the milk, add a little flour, mix until smooth, not forgetting to salt the mixture. Pour this omelette dough over the fried filling of tomatoes and ham that you have in the frying pan. In order for the omelette to thicken and fry well inside, the heat should be low. When the dish is half-ready, remove the lid and sprinkle the omelette with grated cheese, cover it and wait until the just added ingredient melts. In a few minutes, you will have an appetizing aromatic dish on your table. Enjoy your meal!
Baked omelette with ham and vegetables
We continue our article with another omelette.The recipe will be a little unusual. After all, you are used to making an omelette quickly, in a hurry, mainly for the morning meal. Here you will have to be patient, because the oven-baked dish with vegetables and ham takes a little longer to prepare than usual. But believe me, the result will certainly please you! Ingredients:
- 1-2 tomatoes
- 4 eggs
- sweet pepper - ½ pcs
- onion - 1 piece
- 150 grams of ham (sausage or bacon)
- milk - 180 milliliters
- 2 tablespoons flour
- vegetable oil
- black pepper
- salt
Method of preparation:It will be more convenient if you start this recipe with preparing vegetables. Peel the onion, cut it into small cubes. Wash the bell pepper (it is better to take a red vegetable) under running water, remove the stem, remove small seeds from the middle, cut it into strips or cubes. Also cut the tomatoes into cubes, if they are very juicy, it is better to squeeze them a little so that the omelette does not float. Then cut the sausage you bought, we remind you that you can also put ham or bacon in this dish. Fry the finely chopped onion in a frying pan until the pieces acquire a golden hue, add the ham to the vegetable and simmer a little more under the lid. Prepare a baking dish, it is better to use a square ceramic dish. Grease the dish with vegetable oil, put the ham and onion in it. Place the tomatoes and sweet pepper on top. Next, you will need to prepare the omelette mixture: whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Without interrupting this process, add flour and milk, pepper, and salt. Pour the omelette dough over the vegetables in the pan and put it in the oven, preheated to 2000 C. The baking time will depend on the depth of the pan: the shallower it is, the faster the omelette will cook. On average, the process will take 30-40 minutes. Focus on the top: when your ham omelette is browned, it will mean that it is time to take it out. Cut the finished dish into portions, garnish with sprigs of herbs, serve with sour cream or any other creamy sauce.
Omelette soufflé with spices
Omelette is exactly the dish that is loved by bothchildren and adults. Our next recipe is an exquisite creamy egg soufflé with a filling of cheese and ham with an onion aroma. The consistency of the dish is very tender and airy. In this omelette, the filling is taken from a traditional French pie called "quiche Lorraine". Here we consider the basic recipe, but in your performance it is ready to tolerate any development of the plot. You can make this omelette with any other meat product, fried vegetables or even salted fish. Ingredients:
- sour cream - 200 milliliters
- Leek - 1 piece
- 100 milliliters cream 25% fat
- boiled-smoked ham - 100 grams
- nutmeg
- cheese emmental - 50 grams
- 50 grams of butter
- 6 eggs
- parsley
- ground black pepper
- salt
Method of preparation:Beat the eggs, adding sour cream and cream. Chop half a bunch of parsley with a large knife, add to the dough together with nutmeg powder. Do not forget about pepper and salt. Add grated cheese to the resulting mixture. The ham will look more beautiful in the omelette if it is cut into medium-sized cubes. Then put it in a hot frying pan and fry for a short time, adding butter. Cut the leek (or rather, only its white part) into beautiful slices and send it for frying together with the ham. Turn off the heat when the leek becomes soft. Then put the filling in a mold, pour in the egg-cheese mixture and bake in an oven preheated to 1800 C for about half an hour. After the time has elapsed, check the dish for readiness - pierce it in several places with a stick: if it comes out of the omelette dry and clean, the dish can be taken out. Let the masterpiece sit for another 10 minutes, then cut into pieces and serve.
Children's omelette in a country style
I would like to see another recipe from this articlededicated specifically to baby food. Here we will consider the intricacies of cooking food specifically for boys and girls. If the child is still small, mom usually cooks him an omelette steamed or in the microwave. The original look and extraordinary benefits of the dish are the options made on quail eggs. For children, you can even add cottage cheese fillings to the dishes. This omelette recipe will be made in a rustic style. Invite the children to cook this dish together, and they will definitely like both the cooking process and its result! Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk (or cream, but low-fat)
- salt
- cheese - 40 grams
- ham chicken - 100 grams
- butter - 10 grams
Method of preparation:To make the dish taste more natural and to make it healthier, take home-made chicken eggs. So, add salt and whisk them. Continuing the mixing process, pour in the prepared milk or cream. Cut the ham into small cubes. Put a cube of butter in a hot frying pan and fry the ham on it, but not too much, so that it is only saturated with the aroma of butter. Make a medium heat on the stove and pour the egg mixture on the ham. When the omelette begins to set and boil at the edges, take a wooden spatula and start stirring the dish. Cover with a lid for 3-5 minutes, letting it stew a little. And then sprinkle with grated cheese. An excellent country-style omelette that you can cook with your children is ready! We invite everyone to the table!
Omelette in the multivarque "The Unconcerned"
If you use the recipe correctlyIf you cook an omelette in a multicooker, you will get an attractive-looking and very tasty dish. Omelettes cooked in a miracle oven retain more vitamins and calcium because they are cooked at lower temperatures than in an oven. The omelette turns out fluffy and high and simply melts in your mouth. Ingredients:
- 6 eggs
- 180 milliliters of milk
- 100 grams of ham
- 100 grams of champignons
- 1 tomato
- 50 grams of cheese
- salt, pepper, green onion
Method of preparation:Wash the mushrooms, clean them if necessary, cut them into thin slices and fry them for 5-7 minutes in a multicooker saucepan on the “Bake” mode. Meanwhile, take another bowl and lightly beat the eggs in it, adding milk. Don’t forget about pepper and salt. Chop the greens, cut the ham nicely and add to the omelet mixture. Don’t beat it too much, because the omelet may turn out dense and not rise. Add fried mushrooms and tomato pieces to the omelet dough. Grease the multicooker saucepan with oil, pour in the contents of the bowl, and at the very end, grate hard cheese on top. Cook, selecting the “Bake” mode, for about 50 minutes. After the time has elapsed, take the omelet out using the steamer stand. Cooking an omelet with fillings, even the most varied, takes a little time. This is a quick dish, convenient and very tasty. By following all the subtleties and secrets of cooking an omelette in a frying pan, in the oven or in a multicooker, you can get the desired dish with an incomparable taste, aromatic and very fluffy.
