An Eggcellent day

Sorry about the cheesy title, it just made me giggle.  I have NEVER successfully made an omelette.  Not Ever.  I thought there was something wrong with that so I had to fix it.  The pan really is everything.  You want a good, non stick/highly polished pan that delivers even heat & has sloped sides.  I got lucky, Homesense had a 50% off sale so I got this one for $30 JUST before I made MY VERY FIRST OMELETTE. 

I won a bet with the picture of it above.  It has some natural smoked bacon, spinach, green onion, and portabella mushroom with a little bit of plain cheddar cheese.  This was dinner last night, and a pretty good first kick at the can. 

Today for breakfast (because its a newly acquired skill & I'm completely inspired...) I decided that I wanted to try a mexican inspired egg dish.  So here is what is in it and photo directions on how to make it. 

My "Good Morning Mexico" Omelette

The greedy-nuts:

-1/4 red pepper, chopped

-2 green onions, chopped

-3 eggs

-1 Handful of chopped spinach

-1/4 cup of cheddar cheese

-1/2 avacado

-1/2 - 1 tsp ancho chille powder (the smoked stuff)

-1/4 cup of salsa
-2-3 tablespoons of butter/reserved bacon grease  (I used the bacon grease for the veggies because I can't waste a good thing.  The quantity is a guideline, because you don't want this stuff to stick use more if you have to, or less if you can get away with it)

Directions:

1.) Chop and prep your ingredients if you haven't done so yet. 

2.)Heat up 1 tbsp of your grease and fry your onions & peppers until they just start to sweat.  Add the spinach, give a quick stir and place in a dish on the side.  I cooked mine on 6 / 9 heat on my oven.  I know every range is different, but its a starting point I guess. 

3.) Add the remaining oil to the pan and let it warm up (if using butter, wait till its not foamy)

4.) Mix up your 3 eggs - You can whisk for a fluffier omelette (above) or blend for a flatter omelette (below).  If whisking the egg, cover the omelette with a lid for a bit.  Place them in the hot oil.  If the oil isn't warm enough, it won't cook right, and if its too hot, well, your oil will smoke/burn/brown.  Not good either. 

5.) swirl the egg in the pan a bit to make sure its not stuck to the sides and loose and sprinkle with some chilli powder. 

6.) Add the reserved veggies, cheese, and the avacados once its nearly cooked all the way through.  (It'll look kind of like a half cooked pancake)

7.) Fold it, dash it with the salsa on top and serve. 

My verdict - SOOOO GOOD!  Seriously though, really excellent.  I think the caloric break down is somewhere around 800 calories, most of which is from fat, has a good dose of protein, and a little bit of carbs.