Egyptian Eggplant Omelet Food

EGGPLANT OMELET (TORTANG TALONG)

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Lay the eggplants in a single layer on a baking sheet and broil them, flipping once or twice, until they are soft and blackened on all sides, about 15 minutes. (If you have a gas stove, you can do this by holding the eggplants with tongs over a burner on medium-high heat, turning them so they blacken on all sides.)
• Place the softened eggplants in a ziplock bag. Set aside for 10 minutes to steam (this makes the skin easier to peel). Peel the eggplants, discarding the skins, and use a fork to gently flatten the flesh.
• Put the eggs in a shallow bowl. Beat well and season with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Dip each eggplant in the beaten eggs, letting it soak for a second or two so that it is well covered with the egg. Season the egg-dipped eggplant with additional salt and pepper and place it in the skillet. Repeat with the other eggplant, making sure there's room between them in the skillet. Place 1 tablespoon of the crab (if using) on top of each eggplant, pressing it down with a fork.
• When the eggplants are crispy and browned on one side, 4 to 5 minutes, flip them over and cook until browned and crispy on the second side, about 3 minutes more. Transfer the eggplants to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Serve hot or at room temperature, with fish sauce.

EGGPLANT OMELET

Steps:

• Dice the eggplant into small pieces.
• Heat the olive oil in a small, non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Saute the eggplant pieces until they start to brown slightly. Add the onion and continue sauteeing until the eggplant is tender and the onion is translucent. Add the tomato and saute until the tomato is heated through.
• Add 2 eggs per serving and scramble with the vegetable mixture until well blended and the egg is cooked to your prefered level of done.
• If you prefer, make an omelet with the eggs and fill it with the vegetable mixture before folding.
• Season with seasoned salt and/or pepper to taste.

EGYPTIAN EGGPLANT OMELET

Steps:

• Peel eggplant; halve it lengthwise. Cut crosswise into 1/2 inch slices, then cut slices into 1/2 inch strips. You should have about 4 cups of eggplant.
• In a covered saucepan cook eggplant and onion in a small amount of boiling salted water about 5 minutes or just till tender; drain well. Pat any excess water off the vegetables with paper towels.
• In a 10 inch oven-going skillet cook beef or lamb and garlic till meat is brown; drain off the fat. Stir in eggplant mixture; spread on the bottom of the skillet.
• Combine eggs, parsley, coriander, salt, cumin, and pepper. Whisk until well combined. Carefully pour over meat and vegetable mixture. Cook over medium heat. As eggs set, run a spatula around the edge of the skillet, lifting the eggs to allow uncooked portion to flow underneath. Continue cooking and lifting until mixture is almost set. (about 10 minutes).
• Place under the broiler about 5 inches from the heat for 2-3 minutes or till set and golden.

BAKED EGGPLANT OMELET (FROCIA 'I MULINCIANI)

Steps:

• Peel eggplant and cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Sprinkle sea salt over slices and arrange in 2 even stacks in a shallow dish. Put a flat dish on top of eggplant and weight with 1-lb can 2 hours.
• Rinse salt from eggplant under running water and pat slices dry between double layers of paper towel.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat oil in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat. Sauté eggplant in batches of 3 or 4 slices until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Drain as sautéed on brown paper or paper towels.
• Pour off oil from skillet and wipe, leaving a light coating. Cover bottom of skillet with half of eggplant, overlapping slightly, and make another layer with remaining eggplant. Whisk together eggs and cheese in a bowl and stir together tomato paste and water in another bowl.
• Heat skillet with eggplant over moderate heat until hot and pour in egg mixture, lifting edges of eggplant so eggs coat bottom of skillet. Cook omelet, uncovered, over low heat, until eggs begin to set around edge, 5 to 7 minutes. Slowly pour tomato mixture in a spiral pattern over surface of omelet, then bake in upper third of oven until eggs are set and pale golden, about 20 minutes.
• Loosen side and bottom of omelet and slide onto a plate. Serve at room temperature with a few grindings of black pepper.

EGYPTIAN OMELET - EGGAH

Steps:

• PRE HEAT OVEN TO BROIL.
• IN A BOWL MIX EGGS SALT, PEPPER AND FLOUR, SET ASIDE.
• SAUTÉ ONIONS WITH 2 TBSP OIL TILL JUST TRANSLUCENT, ADD PARSLEY, TOMATOES AND BELL PEPPER COOK OVER MEDIUM HEAT FOR APPROX 3 MIN'S, REMOVE FROM FLAME AND SET ASIDE TO SLIGHTLY COOL.
• MIX EGG MIXTURE WITH VEGETABLE MIXTURE.
• IN A NON STICK LARGE PAN ADD REMAINING 3 TBSP OIL, ONCE HOT ADD THE EGG/VEG MIXTURE. SHAKE MIXTURE AROUND PAN TILL ALL LIQUID IS EVENLY COATED. ONCE BOTTOM OF EGGAH IS COOKED PLACE PAN UNDER BROILER FOR 2 TO 3 MIN'S TILL TOP IS BROWNED.
• Serve with salad and pita bread, you've got dinner!
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EGYPTIAN SPINACH OMELET

Steps:

• Rinse and drain spinach; squeeze out excess water.
• Place spinach in saucepan over medium heat; cover with lid and allow to wilt.
• Remove from heat and drain in colander.
• Remove all excess water.
• Heat oil in large cast-iron skillet or other ovenproof skillet.
• Add chopped onions and cook until tender and lightly golden.
• Add tomatoes to skillet; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook for 12-15 minutes or until tomato is tender and liquid is reduced.
• Preheat broiler.
• Beat eggs lightly in bowl; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Add nutmeg to flavor the eggs, stirring well.
• Add tomato mixture and spinach to beaten eggs and mix well.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in cast-iron or ovenproof skillet; pour mixture in.
• Top with canned chickpeas.
• Cook over low heat for approximately 10-12 minutes or until the bottom has set; then place under broiler to finish setting the top.
• It should be firm and lightly browned when it is done.
• Cut into slices and serve.

FILIPINO EGGPLANT OMELET (TORTANG TALONG)

Steps:

• On a grill or open flame, scorch eggplant skins until blackened. (Using stem as handle, try to turn eggplants on every side to char as much of the skin as possible.) Place them whole in a heatproof dish and cover with a tight-fitting lid or plastic wrap. Let eggplants steam in the residual heat until they turn limp. Once they have had a chance to cool, gently peel away skins and discard. Set peeled eggplants aside.
• In large pan, heat about 1 tablespoon oil till hot. Add onion & garlic and saute until light brown. Mix in ground pork and saute until cooked. Add diced tomato and cook until softened. Add fish sauce and cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until moisture has evaporated. Remove mixture from heat and set aside to cool.
• In flat baking dish or pie pan, whisk eggs until frothy. Add both eggplants, laying them side by side with stem ends sticking up and out of the bowl together. Using a fork, gently mash eggplant meat until flattened. Add pork mixture and make sure it and eggplant are well-coated with beaten eggs. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• In large nonstick skillet on medium high, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Carefully slide eggplant and egg mixture into pan, with stem ends sticking up together. Lower flame to medium heat. Once egg mixture looks opaque around edges, cover pan with a large plate (should be at least 1 inch bigger than pan circumference) and quickly turn pan upside down so the eggplant mixture lands on the plate (the cooked side should be on top). Return pan to stove, add a little bit more oil on medium heat. Carefully slide the eggplants uncooked side down, into the pan. Lower heat to medium and cook until eggs are cooked through.
• Serve hot with rice.

EGYPTIAN FETA CHEESE OMELET ROLL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat eggs and pepper together. In another small bowl, combine crumbled cheese with milk.
• Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in eggs, and tilt pan until bottom is evenly covered. When edges appear cooked, place feta mixture in a line in the center of eggs. Using a spatula, fold eggs over top and bottom of cheese, then fold sides over.

EGGPLANT OMELET WITH CORIANDER AND CARAWAY

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Pierce eggplants all over with fork. Place eggplants in baking pan. Broil eggplants until skins blacken and flesh feels very soft to touch, turning occasionally, about 25 minutes. Cool eggplants; stem and peel. Transfer eggplants to colander and let drain 30 minutes, turning occasionally and pressing with spoon to extract liquid. Transfer eggplants to bowl; mash.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onions; sauté until golden, about 20 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 4 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Mix in mashed eggplant, onion mixture, chopped parsley, caraway, coriander, salt and pepper.
• Preheat broiler. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large broilerproof nonstick skillet over very low heat. Add egg mixture, cover and cook until omelet is almost set, about 15 minutes. Uncover skillet and place under broiler until top is set and pale golden, about 5 minutes. Using rubber spatula, loosen omelet and slide out onto plate. Garnish with lemon wedges. Serve hot or at room temperature.