Kenny's Spanish Omelette
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 2 large Mushrooms
- 2 Teaspoons Water
- 1 Large Onion
- 1 Tomato
- 1 Rasher Bacon (optional)
- 2 oz Butter
- to taste salt and pepper
Accompaniment
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Description
For a lazy breakfast or filling snack
Method
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1. Break the eggs into a small bowl.
2. Add salt and pepper and 2 teaspoons of water.
3. Beat with a fork to mix.
4. Roughly chop the onions, tomato and mushrooms.
5. Remove the rind from the bacon and cut the bacon into small pieces.
6. Put half the butter into a frying pan and heat gently.
7. Fry the chopped onion, tomato, mushroom and bacon.
8. When cooked remove from the pan with a draining spoon and add directly to the egg mixture.
9. Remove the pan from the heat and allow a few minutes to cool down.
10. Then, using a thick piece of kitchen paper, wipe round the pan to absorb the fat. Then put the remaining butter into the pan and gently heat.
11. Now add the egg mixture and cook until set.
12. Slide the Spanish Omelette out of the pan onto a plate and serve.
Chef's Tips
This is my favourate snack food recipe and also great when you get back from the pub and dont feel like cooking up a storm.
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thanks lynnw - whats your favourite dish?
This was intersting - love the different flavors. Great job!
yeh! great and it worked a treat - all the best - K
Hi Kenny, hope you found the tip about using the grill worked well for you - it does for me every time, and saves singed omelettes
Hi Tigh - what a great idea and a practical tip - I do get this problem as well from time to time - thanks for the tip ill give it a go.
Hi food_lover; if you find you are burning the bottom of the omelette, when it is just beginning to set around the edges, take it off the heat and put the frying pan under the grill - this completes the cooking of the top of the omelette without the need for messy turning, and stops the bottom being burnt - simples!
Hi caracole…. I think you must mean…. “Any decent Spanish cook will tell youâ€â€¦. next time don’t try and write English if you can’t…. and BTW this is a version of “Spanish Omelette†using ingredients that one may find around any British kitchen. Clearly, as you are an expert at this dish why don’t you post your recipe so that we can all share it - I would love to try the “real thingâ€. While you are at it do you have a good recipe for Estofado de Rez a la Catalana.
Sorry Kenny
Any decent spaniard cook would tell you that spanish tortillas do not have butter and bacon, we use olive oil and good jamon serrano instead.
Also, the basic "tortills espaniola" only has eggs, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper. Do not call it spanish the next time please.
Hi Fayezee - yes, I have heard of a version with Chorizo sausage. I think that addition would certainly turn this fab dish from a snack into a full meal. Thanks for your comment sounds like a lovely addition I will give it a try!
Yeh I know what you mean! I have on occasion used margarine and that works just as well. In fact as I recall I used Clover Margarine and there was little if any noticeable difference.
Good Luck!
I love these... i tend to cook mine with potato, onion and Chorizo sausage in! Lovely!!
butter's not good for my heart - will something else do?
sounds delicious, will try it soon,yumm yumm.