Showing posts with label Eats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eats. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Egg Roll

No not that Chinese dish or that Doris Day/Brian Keith movie either. (The whole family just watched that recently.) Sarah had been requesting a fancy eggy breakfast--something like the "Sausage Strata" which we always make for Christmas morning. So, I went through my recipes and came up with this one. It was originally from Martha Stewart. However, someone did a lousy job of posting at that site. We discovered there were several details missing. However, it turned out great and was yummy, so I thought I'd post our version here. I wish I would have taken a picture, but here is Martha's photo.

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Ingredients
• 8 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan, cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 or up to 1 pound ground sausage

• 1 medium tomato, cut into small pieces (about 8 ounces)
• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup milk, for brushing
• Nonstick cooking spray

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Coat a 12-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Place wax paper or parchment in bottom; spray generously. Separate eggs, placing whites in mixing bowl. Add salt to egg whites; whisk until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl, whisk yolks with flour, Parmesan, oregano, and pepper. Add a spoonful of whites to the yolks; mix gently. Using whisk, gently fold in remaining whites.
3. Transfer mixture to prepared baking sheet; spread evenly. Bake until lightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Run a knife around edge to loosen, and turn omelet onto a clean kitchen towel; peel off paper. Gently roll omelet lengthwise, jelly-roll fashion, in towel. This worked very well and was much easier than I thought it would be. The egg rolled easily and didn't crack.
4. While egg roll/omelet is cooling, make filling: Roughly chop sausage; brown in skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato. Unroll omelet; layer with half the mozzarella, all the filling, and then remaining mozzarella; roll up, sealing end by brushing it with milk. Place roll, seam side down, on baking sheet; brush with milk. Bake for 10 minutes. Cut into slices, and serve.

Everybody loved the breakfast--of course those of my children who turn up their noses at eggs were not in attendance. Every speck of the egg roll was devoured. I think I'll make this again.