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Bacon and cabbage omelette

A classic, peasant-style omelette with fried bacon bits and blanched green cabbage.

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Last modified on: April 26^th 2017

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 300 g green cabbage
2 6 eggs
3 100 g belly (streaky) bacon
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
Total weight: 715 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
33 min.	5 min.	12 min.	50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 30 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette : Photo of step #1

Prepare 300 g green cabbage, then set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette : Photo of step #2

Break 6 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk until evenly mixed.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette : Photo of step #3

Cut 100 g belly (streaky) bacon into small pieces, then fry rapidly in 1 tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan on high heat.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette : Photo of step #4

Add the cabbage, mix and cook for a further 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette : Photo of step #5

Pour in the beaten eggs and turn down the heat.

Fold the sides in towards the centre with a wooden spatula.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Bacon and cabbage omelette : Photo of step #6

As soon as the bottom of the omelette is set enough, fold over, turn off the heat, cover and leave to finish for 5 minutes off the heat.

Serve without delay.

Remarks

Use smoked bacon if possible as this will give your omelette more flavour.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,158 Kcal or 4,848 Kj	47 gr	1 gr	107 gr
58 %	18 %	<1 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
162 Kcal or 678 Kj	7 gr	< 1 gr	15 gr
8 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
290 Kcal or 1,214 Kj	12 gr	< 1 gr	27 gr
14 %	4 %	<1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 1.95 €
Per person : 0.49 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Green cabbage: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Duet of creamed cauliflower and cabbage , Winegrowers' sausage casserole, Sautéed green vegetables, How to prepare cabbage, Colcannon, ... All
	Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Meatballs, Chicken club sandwich, Potato wallets, Avengers' potatoes, Boulangère potatoes, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chestnut cake, Brioche dough, Arlesian Biscuits, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Greek Pesto, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All

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