Portuguese Farmers Cheese Omelet Food

HAM AND CHEESE OMELETTE

Steps:

• On a dish bowl, beat the whole eggs seasoned with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and beat a little more.
• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. When the olive oil is hot enough, pour the egg mixture and cook slightly over low heat. When the eggs start to cook, place the cheese and ham slices on top, and, let it cook a little more. Wrap the omelette with a spatula and let it brown slightly on both sides.
• Turn off the heat and serve the omelette with fries and lettuce salad.

CHORIZO, POTATO & CHEESE OMELETTE

Steps:

• Cook the potato in boiling water for 8-10 mins or until tender. Drain and allow to steam-dry. Heat oil in an omelette pan, add chorizo and cook for 2 mins. Add the potato and cook for a further 5 mins until the potato starts to crisp. Spoon pan contents out, wipe pan and cook a 2 or 3-egg omelette in the same pan. When almost cooked, scatter with the chorizo and potato, parsley and cheese. Fold the omelette in the pan and cook for 1 min more to melt the cheese.

FARMER'S OMELET

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a sauce pan and cover with water and a dash of salt.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes after reaching the boiling point.
• Drain and set aside.
• Cook the bacon in a large skillet.
• Remove the bacon and set aside.
• Fry the drained potatoes in the bacon grease for about 5 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms, peas, bacon, parsley and chives to the potatoes.
• Saute the mixture a few minutes.
• Meanwhile beat the eggs in a medium bowl with milk.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Add the egg mixture to the potato mixture.
• Cook slowly and lift the cooked egg portions occasionally to allow the uncooked egg portions to reach the bottom of the pan.
• When the eggs are completely set and cooked throughout, turn upside down onto serving platter.
• Slice into 4 wedges and serve.

THE FARMER'S FRITTATA (ITALIAN-STYLE OMELET)

Steps:

• Combine zucchini and summer squash in a bowl and sprinkle 2 tablespoons kosher salt over top; toss until everything is evenly coated. Let sit for 15 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• Thoroughly rinse squash with cold water to remove all salt; transfer to a colander and let drain for 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 10-inch, oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until browned and almost crisp, about 5 minutes.
• While the bacon is cooking, mix eggs, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, black pepper, cayenne, and green onions together with a fork in a large bowl.
• Raise the heat on the bacon to medium-high; toss in peppers and red onion plus a pinch of salt. Cook and stir until the peppers just start to soften and the onions turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add drained squash and carefully stir together; cook until squash is just barely tender, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Toss Cheddar cheese into the skillet and pour egg mixture over top. Stir with a spatula (like you were making scrambled eggs) until it starts to thicken up, 30 to 45 seconds. Shake the pan gently to settle the contents and turn off the heat. Push the edges down a bit with the spatula and sprinkle goat cheese over top. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Place under the preheated broiler until the surface is lightly browned and frittata is firm to the touch, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle with more green onions and let cool for 5 minutes before transferring it onto a serving plate.

PORTUGUESE FARMERS CHEESE OMELET

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk eggs, sea salt, white pepper, Portuguese Allspice and cream.
• In a 8-inch omelet pan melt butter. As the eggs start to set-up gently push to the center using a rubber spatula.
• Add onions, peppers, Rabacal cheese and cook omelet 1-2 minutes. Add cilantro, cook 1-minute and flip omelet over.
• Carefully remove omelet from pan by folding in half. Place omelet on a warm serving plate. Garnish with Fresh Cantaloupe or Fresh Fruit and Fresh Sliced Tomatoes.

FARMERS OMELET

Steps:

• Cut potatoes and sausages (or bacon) in small pieces. Fry them lightly in a frying pan. Whisk together the eggs, water and salt. Pour this over the items in the pan. On top, lay the leeks that have been sliced, and also slices of the tomatoes. Turn the heat down tolow and let "set". Serv with a good type bread.

EASTER WHITE CHEESE, FARMERS CHEESE

Steps:

• Make a cheesecloth bag that's 4 layers thick, and about 12" long by 6 1/2 " wide. The bottom 8" or so should taper to a point.
• Place the cottage cheese into a colander, over a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and place a weight on top. Let it drain for 2 - 3 hours.
• Using an electric mixer, mix all the ingredients until they're well blended.
• Place the cheesecloth bag in a large bowl, with the seems facing out. Pack the mixture in the bag, to about 4" from the top of the cheesecloth. Twist the top, and tie it being careful not to get it so tight that you're forcing the cheese out of the pores of the bag.
• Cover a sheet pan with plastic, then place the filled cheese bag on top. Place the bag so that the seem is in the center of the back, and front, it should almost look like a heart. One end of this sheet pan should be elevated to permit the cheese to drain. You can use either a bowl , or 2 coffee cups to do this. Place a bowl underneath the bottom of the cheese, to catch the liquid that will drain out.
• Cover the cheese with another piece of plastic wrap, and set another sheet pan on top. Carefully place a weight on top of the top pan. But, be careful because the cheese is real soft and the top pan will want to slide off once the weight is on it.
• Store in a cool place, or in your refrigerator for 3 days, being sure to check it so that the weight doesn't fall off. My Mom used to let this rest in the basement, because it was nice and cool, and she used a Belgian Brick that we would have to check now and then to insure that it didn't fall off.
• When the cheese has dried out, cut off the cheesecloth bag with scissors, carefully so as not to break up the cheese. The cheese should be real firm to the touch. Place it flat on a platter, and store in your refrigerator until Easter morning.
• If you haven't gotten enough moisture out of the cheese, you will have a cheese that won't stay together.
• You can start this process a full week before Easter.

MEXICAN JACK CHEESE OMELET

Steps:

• "Grate"in a blender, cook in skillet,& fold into omelet.

FARMHOUSE OMELET

Steps:

• In a 10-in. ovenproof skillet, cook onion until tender. Add potatoes, bacon, ham and beef: heat through. Remove from the heat. In a bowl, beat eggs: stir in parsley and seasonings. Pour into skillet; stir gently to mix. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into wedges to serve.

HERBED CHEESE OMELET

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; add parsley flakes and next 4 ingredients, mixing well.
• Combine eggs, water, and 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper; stir with a wire whisk until blended.
• Heat a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until hot enough to sizzle a drop of water.
• Add olive oil and butter, and rotate pan to coat bottom.
• Pour egg mixture into skillet.
• As mixture starts to cook, gently lift edges of omelet with a spatula, and tilt pan so uncooked portion flows underneath.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture in center, and fold sides over filling.
• Sprinkle with green onions, and serve immediately.

BAUERNFRüHSTüCK-FARMERS BREAKFAST OMELET

Steps:

• In a frying pan, fry the bacon until crisp; remove and drain on paper towel.
• Drain most of the bacon fat from the frying pan, add the butter and saute' the onion until soft.
• Add the potatoes and brown lightly.
• Beat the eggs lightly and add the salt, pepper and milk, and finally the chopped bacon.
• Pour the egg mixture over the onions and potatoes and stir occasionally until cooked.