If you’re getting bored of eating the same ol’ thing for breakfast every morning, then it’s time to try this delicious recipe and throw some eggplant into the mix – omelets just got so much more interesting!
Cheesy Filipino Eggplant Omelet
If you're getting bored of eating the same ol' thing for breakfast every morning, then it's time to try this delicious recipe and throw some eggplant into the mix – omelets just got so much more interesting!
Equipment
- Frying Pan
- Fork
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants divided
- 8 eggs divided
- 0.25 cup corn starch divided
- salt & pepper to taste
- 0.67 cup water divided
- 2 cups shredded cheese for the cheesy layer
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 red onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tomato diced
- 8 oz ground beef
Instructions
- Hold the eggplants over an open flame, completely scrape off the charred skin, and gently flatten the peeled eggplants with a fork.
- Combine the eggs, corn starch, salt, pepper, and water.
- Heat some vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the red onion, garlic, and tomato. Add the ground beef to the pan and cook until done.
- Pour half of the egg mixture into a bowl, divide it between two 6-inch frying pans, and place a flattened eggplant in each pan. Divide the other half of the egg mixture between the 2 pans and pour it over the flattened eggplants. Cover each pan with a lid and let cook 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle cheese over one of the eggplant omelets in the pan. Remove the other eggplant omelet from the pan and place it on top of the cheese layer. Cover the pan with a lid and let cook 5 minutes.
VIDEO
Get the recipe for the Stuffed Eggplant Flower featured in the bonus video.