
Aleppine Omelet
An Aleppine omelet made primarily with parsley, eggs, onion, and garlic, seasoned with salt, white pepper, a little dried coriander, and dried pepper, then fried in a mixture of olive oil and vegetable oil. Serve hot with chili sauce, yogurt, and mint leaves; green onion may be added if available.
A hearty omelet from Aleppo style cooking.
Like a spiced vegetable or egg omelet.
Ingredients
- a bunch a bunch of parsley
- finely chopped finely chopped onion
- garlic
- eggs
- salt
- white pepper
- about 1/4 teaspoon a little dried coriander
- dried pepper
- 1/4 of the amount olive oil
- 3/4 of the amount vegetable oil
- if available green onion
- mentioned as an alternative to white pepper black pepper
- 1 loaf bread
- on the bread and when serving chili sauce
- for serving yogurt
- 1 leaf for serving mint leaves
Instructions
- Prepare the parsley in a bowl or on the work surface; wash it, then dry it thoroughly before chopping.
- Finely chop the parsley by hand or using a suitable tool.
- Finely chop the onion with a knife in a bowl or on a cutting board.
- Finely chop or crush the garlic in a small bowl.
- Add green onion if available, and finely chop it on a cutting board.
- Place the parsley, onion, garlic, and green onion in the mixing bowl.
- Add the eggs to the mixing bowl.
- Season the mixture in the mixing bowl with salt, white pepper, a little dried coriander, and dried pepper.
- Add the olive oil and vegetable oil to the pan over suitable heat, using approximately 1/4 olive oil and 3/4 vegetable oil.
- Quickly stir the omelet mixture in the mixing bowl until combined.
- Pour the omelet mixture into the hot pan.
- Cook the omelet in the pan until set and cooked through.
- Flip the omelet in the pan if necessary, until cooked on both sides.
- Prepare a loaf of bread on the serving plate, then add a little chili sauce to it.
- Transfer the omelet from the pan onto the bread when serving.
- Serve the omelet with yogurt and mint leaves on the serving plate.
- Place a mint leaf on top when serving, if desired.