Fancy trying something different for breakfast? Try out this incredibly tasty Chinese recipe from Emmy nominated TV chef host, and Magic Breakfast supporter, Ching-He Huang MBE!
I love this kind of omelette, an omelette cooked in this way is not necessarily Asian but rather Western, but stuffing an omelette with your favourite ingredients is rather an Asian way of eating…growing up, my mother would make this kind of east meets west omelette, sometimes the filling would be with pickled carrots, cucumber and topped with pork floss.”
– Ching-He Huang
A different kind of Omelette Recipe
Fold over Chinese style stuffed Egg Omelette
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Wok Frying pan would also work
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil Other oils would work, eg olive oil, sunflower oil
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 tsp Light soy sauce
- 1 dash Toasted sesame oil
- 1 whole Spring onion
- 1 pinch White pepper
For the filling
- Few strips Ham (optional!)
- Few strips Smoked salmon (optional!)
- Few strips Ham (optional!)
- Few strips Chicken breast (optional!)
- 1 handful Sliced lettuce Iceberg or Gem work best
- Few strips Red or Yellow pepper
Instructions
- In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs, add the light soy, toasted sesame oil, spring onion and ground white pepper.
- Heat a wok or pan over medium heat until slightly smoking and then add the rapeseed oil before giving it a swirl in the pan.
- Add the seasoned egg mix filling up the wok or pan, coating the sides. You want a golden circular base. Cook for 40 seconds on gentle medium heat, then using a flat wooden spoon, start to lift the base off to flip the egg omelette (like a pancake).
- Cook on the other side for 10 seconds until firm.
- Transfer to a serving plate, fold in half, and then in the centre add any strips of ham, smoked salmon, or chicken breast. Top with shredded lettuce and pepper strips. Serve with your favourite hot sauce or sweet chilli sauce.
Notes
Whatever you have in the fridge like leftover strips of smoked salmon or shredded smoked ham or strips of roast chicken breast or pickled vegetables would work well. By adding strips of protein together with the egg omelette, will ensure a truly hearty breakfast to set young ones up for their exams.”
– Ching-He Huang
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Thanks again to Ching-He Huang for sharing this recipe with us, adapted from “Wok for Less”.
You can follow her on IG here: @chinghehuang and @chinghehuang_food.