Team Cook - Denver Omelette
This round of the Team Cook pays homage to breakfast! Or breakfast for dinner! I personally s*ck at omelettes. They always end up as a “scramble”. 😂🙁 So, while this is a simple dish with very few ingredients, there are some skills needed for making a true folded omelette, brimming with diced ham, peppers and onions… and cheese!
From the interwebs: The Denver omelette, or Western omelette, has a somewhat hazy history, with various theories surrounding its origins. It's believed to have evolved from a sandwich, a Denver sandwich, that was popular in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some suggest Chinese rail workers adapted their egg foo young dish for a sandwich, while others point to pioneer women using onions and ham to mask the taste of bad eggs.
Prepare Team Cook anytime you like and post starting May 12th
Denver Omelette
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Servings: Servings 1 omelette
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon milk
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons finely diced white onion
1 ounce ham diced
2 tablespoons diced green bell pepper
2 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Beat eggs, milk and salt & pepper with a fork. Set aside.
Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a 6” skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until slightly softened about 3 minutes.
Add ham and peppers. Cook an additional 3-5 minute or until peppers are tender; transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Turn heat to medium-low; add remaining butter until melted and add egg mixture. Allow to cook about 2 minutes.
Run the spatula along the edges of the egg mixture while lifting the pan to allow raw egg to run underneath the cooked eggs.
Once the eggs are almost set, add cheese and cover. Cook until top is set and cheese is melted, about 5-6 minutes. Add back onion mixture.
Fold in half and serve.
Source: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/denver-omelet/
From the interwebs: The Denver omelette, or Western omelette, has a somewhat hazy history, with various theories surrounding its origins. It's believed to have evolved from a sandwich, a Denver sandwich, that was popular in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some suggest Chinese rail workers adapted their egg foo young dish for a sandwich, while others point to pioneer women using onions and ham to mask the taste of bad eggs.
Prepare Team Cook anytime you like and post starting May 12th
Denver Omelette
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Servings: Servings 1 omelette
Ingredients:
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon milk
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons finely diced white onion
1 ounce ham diced
2 tablespoons diced green bell pepper
2 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Beat eggs, milk and salt & pepper with a fork. Set aside.
Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a 6” skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until slightly softened about 3 minutes.
Add ham and peppers. Cook an additional 3-5 minute or until peppers are tender; transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Turn heat to medium-low; add remaining butter until melted and add egg mixture. Allow to cook about 2 minutes.
Run the spatula along the edges of the egg mixture while lifting the pan to allow raw egg to run underneath the cooked eggs.
Once the eggs are almost set, add cheese and cover. Cook until top is set and cheese is melted, about 5-6 minutes. Add back onion mixture.
Fold in half and serve.
Source: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/denver-omelet/
I'll see what I can do now that our chickens are starting to lay some eggs again.
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