Six eggs and some veg in the fridge are all you need- onion and garlic are essential and at least a handful of grated cheese, but really nothing else needs to be specific to make a big omelette to feed 2 generously or 4 if there are accompaniments like bread or a hearty salad. My family always had a 'farmers' omelette, made in a big pan with potatoes and often chopped bacon included, then the whole put under the grill for the last few minutes so that it puffs up. Some people might call that a Spanish omelette though they really only have onions and potatoes in and are cooked very slowly with no grilling; others might say any dish like this is a frittata.
Last night we had the oven version,call it what you will. An infinitely variable meal and one I sometimes have a craving for. We cooked a little spinach, a few green beans (allotment harvests) and added them after one onion and two cloves of garlic, both finely chopped, had softened thoroughly in olive oil and a speck of butter. Three sliced mushrooms went in too and then two sliced tomatoes on top. I transferred his mixture to a metal oven tin which had heated on a ring with a little more oil, poured over six eggs beaten with seasoning and a few herbs, sprinkled the cheese on top and baked for 20 - 25 minutes in oven at No 5/175. You could do it from scratch in the tin of course but I hadn't decided which one to use when I started....
Last night we had the oven version,call it what you will. An infinitely variable meal and one I sometimes have a craving for. We cooked a little spinach, a few green beans (allotment harvests) and added them after one onion and two cloves of garlic, both finely chopped, had softened thoroughly in olive oil and a speck of butter. Three sliced mushrooms went in too and then two sliced tomatoes on top. I transferred his mixture to a metal oven tin which had heated on a ring with a little more oil, poured over six eggs beaten with seasoning and a few herbs, sprinkled the cheese on top and baked for 20 - 25 minutes in oven at No 5/175. You could do it from scratch in the tin of course but I hadn't decided which one to use when I started....
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