We all know that breakfast is the most important meal, it must be tasty, nutritious, give us energy. Breakfast is different for everyone, someone just drinks coffee, someone eats milk porridge. What is your morning meal associated with? Surely the majority will say: "with an omelet." But the truth is, even the most lazy owlet will be able to quickly cook this delicious dish - scrambled eggs with sausage or bacon. Do you know everything about omelettes?
The history of the omelet
Here you are standing behind a stove and preparing a morning omelet with sausage or bacon. Do you have any thoughts about where this dish came from, who invented it, and which country is the homeland of the omelette? Alas, the name of this great man is unknown, and the country of the omelet can hardly be called a specific country.
A dish of beaten eggs and milk was known to the ancient Romans. But to say that they came up with the recipe, no one will. After all, the very word "scrambled eggs" of French origin. Probably, the French consider omelette as their national dish, since in almost all the country's restaurants the menu has a few types of omelette. In addition, every self-respecting cook is simply obliged to be able to cook it.
Anyway, in all European countries there is a story of the appearance of omelettes. For example, in Germany there is a legend according to which some German king, during a hunt, got lost in the forest and became hungry. He managed to ask the poor for food. Then one of them beat an egg and fried them. This dish was really liked by the king. So omelet became popular throughout Europe.
It is cooked differently in each country: the Chinese and Japanese add rice and onions, the Italians prefer to add different types of cheese, in Spain, garlic and potatoes are added to the eggs. In general, an exact legend does not exist, as they say: how many people, so many opinions.
The benefits of omelet
The classic omelet recipe is based on two ingredients: eggs and milk. That's all the benefit lies in them. The eggs themselves are very useful, they contain many amino acids and vitamins that are important for the human body. Here are just some of them.
For example, eggs contain vitamin A, which is an excellent antioxidant. Vitamin B, which strengthens the immune system and speeds up the metabolism. Vitamin D is an enemy for viruses, germs and infections. Vitamin E strengthens the walls of blood vessels, prevents aging. Also in the eggs is iron, copper, phosphorus and other important elements.
Sausage omelet recipe
To prepare the simplest dish for breakfast - omelet with sausage, you will need:
- Chicken eggs - 6 pcs.
- Fresh milk - a glass (200 ml).
- Favorite sausages - 5 pcs.
- Hard Cheese - 200 g
- Butter or vegetable oil - 30 ml.
- A pinch of salt.
- Spices to taste.
To cook a delicious omelet with sausage and cheese, it is better to use only fresh and high-quality products. Only then will the dish turn out to be the most useful.
Preparing an omelet with sausage like this:
- Cut the sausages into circles and fry them a little in a hot frying pan with butter.
- Beat the yolks and whites separately, then gently combine. Add milk. Mix everything.
- Pour eggs with whipped milk into sausages. Cover and fry until cooked.
- Sprinkle the finished omelet with grated cheese.
We hope you enjoy our omelet with sausage, the recipe of which you can change yourself by adding something, such as meat, bacon and tomato.
Enjoy your meal!