Omelet In A Zipper Bag

[thirdeye]

I was at a Belmont pre-race party yesterday and the guys were all [PoorWordUsage]'ing about barbecuing. To get us off track one of the gals mentioned a quiche, which is not beyond us by any means, but the conversation turned to cooking an omelet in a plastic bag. It sounded so interesting, I tried it this morning.

You just get all your adders prepared and dump them into a zipper bag with some eggs. Get as much air out as possible, then it goes into a pot of boiling water. After about 6 minutes it is sort of firm, and I turned the burner down and let it cook 2 or 3 more minutes. It was pretty good, and this really reduced the clean-up.

[goblueM]

looks like a great meal! call me old fashioned and paranoid, but I'm not huge on boiling my food in plastic products though

[thirdeye]

I thought of that afterwards, and I do have cook-in vacuum bags I can always use. But then I remembered all the leftovers I've reheated in a microwave that were in yogurt or cottage cheese containers....

That said, there was no melting or anything and the zipper still re-sealed after i checked them for doneness. One thing in my advantage is that at my altitude water boils at 202°.

[nofishfisherman]

We actually do this when we are camping. Everything just goes in a plastic bag and into boiling water we cook over a coleman camp stove.

It works out great and it can make some really nice fluffy eggs.

Sure makes clean up a breeze.

[reinhard1]

Third eye your amazing!! what a great idea. i will have to experiment here at home and bring it out in the woods. thanks. good luck.

[CAMAN]

I've done it a few times while camping and in the morning after partyng with a group of people. What's great is if you are with a bunch of people you can use small sandwich sized bags, crack a couple eggs in each, and each person can personalize their omelette. Put their name on the side with a sharpie and drop em in the pot of boiling water. Works great and easy cleanup.

[ThunderLund78]

What's great about these is that you really can't burn the eggs either. I love eggs but hate it when you have the heat a little to high and they get get a little brown. That burnt egg smell turns me off.

[SkunkedAgain]

This is a BWCA meal for me quite often. My only thoughts to add are:

- freezer bags work better than regular ziplocks as they won't melt if your water temp gets too high

- ham and pre-cooked crumbled bacon work very well in those with the vegetables

- if you are pre-making these for a camping trip, do not use mushrooms as your eggs turn brown during storage

[RiverFish]

Great for an early morning ice fishing breakfast. My son and I have been eating these for breakfast on the ice for a few years now. Make at home, boil over heater, absolutely wonderful while ice fishing.

2 eggs work great, seems like 3 eggs takes a long time to cook.

[4WheelinMama]

We tried that a week ago while camping and they turned out great except that the more eggs you use the longer they need to cook. My hubby (Rippinlip)did a 4 egg and it was huge. They turned out great and plan on doing it again.

[eyeguy 54]

Man, now I gotta make some eggs!

[Rippinlip]

Yea, don't do a 4 egg, unless you and a couple people are real hungey!

Need to put the seasoning inside the bag before cooking or bland city!

[BLACKJACK]

We just did the 'omelets in a bag' this weekend while camping. We had a big group and everyone loved it!! Whats fun is that everyone can personalize there own omelet. We had grated cheese, ham, sausage, mushrooms, onions, and green pepper to choose from, with salsa to put over the top when done.

Make sure you use good freezer bags, not the cheap 'Food Club' bags, we had a few blow-outs with those cheap (&)(%$^$^'s

Nice thing about it is the easy clean-up and you can prepare everything ahead of time.

We have enough chopped leftovers that we're planning on having omelets tonight for supper!!

[BLACKJACK]

One more tip, give the omelets a little standing time on a plate, maybe 3-5 minutes, covered to keep them warm, it helps when you're getting out of the bag. We did the omelets in a bag last night and did a couple extra, the first ones we ate, they stuck to the inside of the bag, when we dumped the last one out, it came out in a nice solid chunk - kind of like a pan-fried omelet, without the grease.

[reinhard1]

thanks for the tip. i noticed mine stuck a little. i got it out in one piece but i will let it sit a little next time. now that i'm off my hard core diet and gradualy getting back into my "normal" food this idea helps out. started off at 244 three weeks ago and now down to 225lbs. with 210 as my goal. there is no need to give up what you like, just cut down on the servings. good luck.

[Harmonica Bear]

Good job! So you're saying only one bratwurst instead of two? Geez......

We have done the eggs in a bag many, many times on canoe trips. Works great. Done fish, too.

[reinhard1]

during the week it's one brat or quarter of a rib for example and then on weekends all bets are off. it works. drink water during the week and maby a beer or two on weekends. one thing i have noticed besides haveing more energy is my blood pressure is near normal and may be off the meds soon. good luck.

[delcecchi]

As we learned in Quetico, don't put too much stuff in the bag. 4 eggs was too many and it won't cook through. It is a good way to use dried eggs though.

[Scott M]

That's the canoe camping adaptation then, using dried eggs to get around the spoilage?