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Spicy Mexican Omelet

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Breakfast, Mexican

Tags: easy, mexican, recipes for omelettes, recipes using cilantro, recipes using egg, recipes using habanero chile, recipes using monterey jack, recipes using salsa, recipes using serrano chile, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ASpicy_Mexican_Omelet)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ASpicy%20Mexican%20Omelet&oldid=4517809

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs, uncracked
  • 2–3 pinches fine sea salt
  • 1 habanero or serrano chile, finely minced and seeded if you like
  • ½ cup salsa, at room temperature
  • 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • Butter

Directions

  1. Cover whole eggs with warm but not scalding water. Let sit 5 minutes or until room temperature.
  2. Beat eggs with salt. Set aside.
  3. Combine chiles, salsa, cilantro, and cheese. Set aside.
  4. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Quickly swirl with butter and crack in the eggs. Cook until egg is set and well browned on side facing pan.
  5. Sprinkle salsa mixture evenly on uncooked side of egg. Fold in half and cook raw side until set and well browned.
  6. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve warm.