Omelet in a bag

[dirtking]

I have had these 4 times now in my fish house and they are the easiest and best breakfast ever!

Drill hole and scoop water into a large pot (like you were cooking sweet corn – maybe not that big but you get the idea)

At home fry up bacon and crumble put in a bag

At home sauté some onions and green peppers – put in bag and chill

At home cut up some ham and put in bag

Black olives, mushrooms, salsa – sky’s the limit

Bring a bag of shredded cheese and some eggs

In the fish house crack 2 eggs and place in a quart freezer bag, add desired ingredients, close bag and mix, and drop in boiling water for 15 min or less. Open bag and pour out your omelet! If the middle is runny put back in the water (15 should be plenty – but depending on the amount of “junk” you put in time will vary) You can write your name in marker and the kids can make their own! I cooked 5 omelets at one time on LOTWs!

I was very skeptical at first but after tasting the fist one - WOW

[Windy City Walleye Hunter]

Dirt,

This is an old Boy Scout trick. I have been doing that for years while I was a Scout Master of my two sons troop (they are both Eagle Scouts and grown now with children of their own in Scouting).

I have posted it on other threads. When we would do it we would put drinkable water in the pot and after cooking the bags of eggs we would use some of the hot water to make hot chocolate and instant coffee or tea and then use the rest of the hot water as dish water to wash up the few cups and utensils we used for breakfast. The Scouts were always trying to use as few dishes as possible because nobody likes to do the dishes!

Windy

[dirtking]

Boy scouts huh? I'm glad I caught wind of their trick. I usually use the warm water for hand washing all day. It is amazing how long the water stays hot.

[Nate McVey]

We used this at our annual elk camp in CO this year. I'm hyperglycemic so I can't eat a lot of carbs or sugar so I'm always the guy that has to get up early and make eggs and bacon (for the protein) while everyone else gets to sleep in and have granola, peanut butter and honey, and fruit. This year all I did was get up, stoke the fire in the tent (had to do it anyway), put a pot of water on it and crawl back in the bag for another 45 mins. of sleep. When it was time to get up I dropped the bag in, got dressed and was ready to go. I might have to try it at the Burntside Bash next weekend.

[GRH]

weve done this also and it's great. we make them ahead of time eggs and all in the bag. then keep in cooler until needed.

[SkunkedAgain]

I've got two tips, as I use this trick while camping in the woods. First, it is critical that you use a FREEZER ziplock instead of a regular one. If you use the regular thickness ziplock, it will melt in the water.

My only ingredient elimination would be mushrooms. If you combine all of the ingredients on-site then you're fine. However, if you are pre-making the omlet bags at home, I've found that mushrooms can turn your entire egg mixture brown. Maybe other people have had different experiences though.

[Lunger]

Anybody ever try making these using the Foodsaver? Just wondering if you could mix it all together, eggs included, vacuum seal it then freeze it. I've never froze eggs before so not sure how it would turn out. If you could freeze up a bunch in the Foodsaver bags it sure would be nice when you go for the weekend.

[MJCatfish]

Not a bad idea! I'll have to try the vacuum sealer. The zip loc bag trick is a great way to eat and a nice, easy clean up.

MJ

[straydog]

in my vac sealer you would have to freeze it first!

[Duffman]

The Egg Beaters in a carton works well for this also.

[SkunkedAgain]

I don't own a food saver thingy, but the old fashioned way has always worked for me. I put everything into a ziplock bag, close the bag most of the way, then suck out all of the air and seal it.

I've never frozen the eggs before, but I usually stick them next to the frozen items that I bring on camping trips.

[dirtking]

From what I have heard eggs don't freeze well.

[Jackpine Rob]

I often freeze up a mixture of cooked sausage with sauteed onion and green pepper, shredded cheddar and beaten eggs in a ziploc.

About the second or third day out, they thaw out, and I dump the contents in a frypan with some margarine, and we have breakfast tacos. Those shelf-stable soft shells are great.

The bag thing has been done for years, but the bag manufacturers warn you not to do it. Many of the plastics can actually leach into your food if you boil in the wrong kind of bag. That can't be good....