i don't know about you, but i eat
eggs regularly. they're a great source of protein, and, unlike most meat, they're low on fat, so i usually eat them as a second
protein-rich meal of the day. p.s. a tip - the
yolk is full of
cholesterol. the white part isn't. i usually eat about one yolk for every 3 whites. the taste doesn't change much, but it's much healthier, and you get lots more proteins.
anyway: soft-boiled eggs and fried eggs are rather yolk-oriented, so i usually find myself making an omelette. there are two ways to eat an omelette:
- plain, with tons of ketchup. you say yuck now, but try it and then /msg me as to how great i am.
- with lots of stuff in them. usually vegetables. so i'll impart now this terrific omelette recipe i concocted yesterday:
ingredients
- 6 eggs (of which two with yolks)
- 1 zucchini
- 1 onion
- lots of mushrooms (fresh/canned)
- 1 red (not chilli, just red) pepper (or yellow, just not green. green peppers are disgusting.
- 1 tomato
- lots of coriander, sliced up well
- olive oil (it's also healthier, but you MUST use olive oil to bring out the coriander)
- 1 thingumagig of garlic (what do you call it? not the whole garlic, just one piece), cut thinly or crushed. (Jinmyo updates: it is, indeed, a clove of garlic)
- a couple of basil leaves
- salt
- pepper
preparation
cut the vegetables thin. put the olive oil in a pan, and heat it up. when it's hot enough,
shove all the vegetables together in, except the garlic and coriander. add them in after about 2 minutes. mix until you see the onion and the zucchini browning a bit, and then add the eggs, which you did not forget to beat beforehand, and added the
salt and pepper to (to taste). add the eggs over it all, bring to a smaller flame and wait until there's no more
gooeiness in the eggs. flip it all over. (this is done by placing a large plate over the pan, turning it over, and sliding the omelette onto the plate). wait a couple of minutes and
voila.