Meat Omelette

Meat omelette is a fried egg dish, generally made in combination with leftover grilled meat, spicy meat or boiled shredded meat. Although the term ‘meat’ is generally used for lamb and goat meat, the edible flesh of any animal can be termed as meat; for example, crab meat, pig meat (pork) or beef.

 

Preparation Overview of Meat Omelette

Meat omelette is made according to the recipes adopted by different regional cuisines, as there is no specific recipe for this omelette. The Thai, Mexican, Indian, Spanish and European cuisines are specially noted for having the best recipes for the dish.

 

Normally, leftover meat is used in the omelette, but fresh meat is always considered a healthier alternative as stale meats loose its nutritional value. Ham and bacon are added to enhance the flavor of the omelette without using many seasonings. Chopped tomato, chopped onion, minced garlic-ginger, bell pepper and black pepper are some of the other commonly used ingredients in the meat omelettes for more flavors.

 

Supplementary ingredients that are cited by most of the meat omelette recipes are Ranch dressing, Soy sauce, shredded cheese and milk. Ranch dressing is often included with sour cream and yoghurt to raise the volume of egg mixture as well as to provide sumptuousness. The inculsion of milk makes the egg mixture fluffy resulting in a light and airy omelette. Cheese is often added to impart a creamy and cheesy flavor whereas soya sauce adds color to the dish.

 

Either olive oil or butter is also used to fry the omelette. Quite often, the egg mixture is baked with meats, vegetables and other ingredients to make meat quiche or baked omelette.

 

Serving and Eating of Meat Omelette

Meat omelette is usually served as breakfast dish and it is a filling start for a day. However, it can be served in brunch, lunch and light dinner. Some of the preferred accompaniments for this dish are spicy yoghurt dressing, toasted bread and tomato ketchup.

 

Popular Meat Omelette Recipes

  • Crab meat omelette – This is one of the most popularly made meat omelette recipes. Crab meat is generally combined with minced shallots, spices and herbs to get a nice tasting omelette stuffing. The eggs are beaten until fluffy and poured in the hot frying pan. When the egg starts to set from the bottom but still runny at the top, the crab meat mixture is spread over the top of egg and omelette is flipped to cook from other side.

 

  • Leftover grilled meat omelette – It is one of the easiest to make omelettes, that makes good use of leftover grilled meats. Grilled meat is already quite flavored, therefore omelette doest not require much flavorings ingredients and seasonings. Apart from meat, other leftovers like hot salsa, ham and bacon can also be incorporated to enhance the visual appeal as well as flavor of the dish.

 

  • Cheesy omelette with meat – This dish either calls for single grated cheese or a combination of cheeses. Gruyere, Swiss, Monetary Jack, Mozzarella, Cottage and Polvorone cheeses are the most commonly used varieties of cheese that are used to make this cheesy egg dish.