Every now and then I find myself alone at meal times on a lazy Sunday and I can never figure out what to eat. Usual day to day food is a tad boring for me and I'm too lazy to create anything elaborate. Plus who wants to go shopping for ingredients.
Flashback to Sunday past and I find myself staring at a sparse refrigerator. I was thrilled to find the right ingredients for my favourite kind of quick food. A mushroom frittata! Here's how I make it...
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1 tbsp minced garlic
1 cup chopped spring onions
1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
A pat of butter and a little more
Olive oil
Salt & pepper
Method
In a pan, take a little olive oil, along with the butter and the minced garlic. Stir it around till well mixed and then put the flame on; keeping it at a minimum till the garlic softens.
Add the mushrooms and a pinch of salt. Allow the water to release and when half of it is burnt through, add in the spring onions (retain a few for later).
Once the water is burnt off, add in the eggs and the remaining onions and stir well. Keep the heat on medium and cook till the eggs start solidifying - you may need to stir once or twice until this happens.
In the meantime, start the oven to bottom and top grills at 250 deg (please adjust for your own oven's settings).
Once the eggs are more or less solid, take a little butter on a spoon and just touch it to the edge of the eggs and the pan (makes it easier to remove the dish after cooking) and sprinkle the whole thing with some parmesan and stick into the oven.
Give it 5 minutes and do a knife test to check if the eggs are cooked on the inside. When they are just done, shift the oven to only top grill and brown the parmesan lightly.
Remove and set aside to cool for 5 minutes or so and gently remove from the pan into a waiting plate.
Dig in & Enjoy!!!
