Alpine Omelet Cholermues Recipes

ÄLPLERMAGRONEN SWISS ALPINE MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan, on medium heat, until lightly browned.
• Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add a pinch of salt and continue to cook until browned.
• Heat a large pot of water on high heat until it boils.
• Add a large pinch of salt, the potatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add the pasta and cook according to to the instruction on the package, subtracting one minute to avoid overcooking in the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Drain and cool the potatoes and macaroni under cold water.
• Mix the potatoes and macaroni with the cream, salt and pepper.
• Divide the potato mixture and cheese into three parts and layer, starting with the potatoes, then adding the cheese, adding more potatoes, adding more cheese, adding the rest of the potatoes and the rest of the cheese. Top with the onions.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Top with parsley.
• Serve with applesauce.

CHOLERMüS - SWISS PANCAKE

Steps:

• 1. BATTER: Combine eggs, salt, milk, cottage cheese, flour, honey, and oil in food processor or blender. Process until smooth.
• 2. Heat butter in a 9- or 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Pour one-fourth of batter about a half-inch thick into bottom of pan. Cover and cook until top loses its gloss, then flip over and cook the other side until lightly browned.
• 3. Carefully remove to a plate and keep warm. Repeat with rest of batter until 4 large pancakes are cooked. These pancakes will be slightly fragile, so use care not to tear them.
• 4. FILLING: Combine apples, butter, honey, and cinnamon in a small pan. Heat over medium heat until apples are cooked through.
• 5. ASSEMBLY: Place one pancake on serving dish. Top with half of filling. Place second pancake over top of filling. Dust with confectioner's sugar. Prepare second pancake the same way. Each stacked cake serves 2 people. Cut and serve accordingly.

ALPINE OMELET (CHOLERMUES)

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, soak fruit bits with water and lemon juice for several hours or overnight. Drain fruit and reserve liquid.
• 2. In a small pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add cornstarch, stirring quickly. Stir in syrup or honey and the water from the fruit. Stir until mixture is thick and smooth. Add fruit and simmer on low heat while making the omelet.
• 3. In a large bowl, whip together flour, eggs, half-and-half, and nutmeg until frothy. Cover bowl with a towel and place in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Remove and whip mixture once more.
• 4. Turn heat to medium high under a large frying pan. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter and add egg mixture. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook for 7 to 8 minutes-until omelet is light brown on the bottom. 5. With a wooden spoon, break the omelet into bite-sized pieces and turn them over. Turn heat off and allow egg mixture to become firm on the bottom.
• 5. Serve immediately with stewed fruits.

AUSSIE OMELET

Steps:

• In a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the onion, garlic, mushrooms and pepper until tender, about 5 minutes Mix in shrimp, and cook until opaque. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat together eggs and milk. Mix in curry powder, salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture, and cook 5 minutes, or until firm. Top with Cheddar cheese, tomato and the onion and shrimp mixture. Fold eggs over filling, and serve warm.

ALPINE OMELET

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soark fruit bits in the water and lemon juice for several hours or overnight. Drain fruit and reserve liquid.
• In a small pan, melt 1 tablespoon margarine over medium-high heat. Add cornstarch, stirring quickly. Stir in honey and the water from the fruit. Stir until the mixture is thick and smooth. Add fruit and simmer on low heat while making the omelet.
• In a large bowl, whip together flour, eggs, half and half, and nutmeg until frothy. Cover bowl with a towel and place in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Remove and whip mixture once more.
• Turn heat to medium high under a large frying pan. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons of margarine and add egg mixture. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook for 7 to 8 minuntes- until omelet is light brown on the bottom.
• With a wooden spoon, break the omelet into bite sized pieces and turn them over. Turn heat off and allow egg mixture to beome firm on the bottom.
• Serve with fruit mixture.
• Note: Soaking and refrigeration time not included in prep or cooking time.

SWISS PANCAKES

Steps:

• Pour all batter ingredients into a blender and blend for 1 minute or until the batter is smooth, stopping blender and scraping down sides if necessary. (Alternately, you can blend all ingredients using a mixer or hand held immersion blender.).
• For best results, refrigerate batter for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
• Lightly grease a non-stick pan with sloped edges. Heat pan to medium. Pour into the pan approximately a scant 1/3 cup of batter and swirl the batter to distribute evenly. Cook for about 2 minutes or until the top of the pancake starts to form little bubbles and the bottom of the pancake is light brown with "specks".
• Flip the pancake over carefully and continue to cook for another 45 seconds to 1 minute. Be careful not to overcook.
• Carefully remove pancake to warming dish and continue cooking the pancakes as in Step #3. Grease pan lightly as needed.
• For filling: you can leave the pancakes plain as my inlaws do or we like to add strawberries cut up and mixed in with some cream cheese; the top garnished with toasted slivered almonds. I've also used homemade applesauce and fresh peaches, too. Use your imagination for pancake fillings. Roll up, bringing both sides of pancake to center.
• Serve warmed maple syrup (or warmed jam or jelly) on side if desired. Sprinkle top of pancake with powdered sugar for presentation.

MY BIG FAT GREEK OMELET

Steps:

• Heat a 12-inch non-stick skillet over low heat. (Use a 10-inch skillet if you halve the recipe to serve 2 instead of 4.) Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix tomatoes, 1/2 tsp. oregano, 1/4 tsp. salt, and pepper to taste. Stir in feta.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs together, then stir in spinach, 1/2 tsp. oregano, 1/4 tsp. salt, and pepper to taste. A few minutes before cooking omelet, add oil to the pan, and increase heat to medium-high. Heat until wisps of smoke start to rise from the pan. Add the egg mixture to the skillet. Using a plastic or wooden spatula to push back the eggs that have set, tilt the pan and let the uncooked egg mixture run onto the empty portion of the pan. Continue pushing back cooked eggs, tilting the pan and letting uncooked egg mixture flow onto the empty portion of the pan until omelet is moist but fully cooked, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low; pour the tomato mixture over half of the omelet. Using a slotted, flat spatula or turner, carefully fold the untopped half over the filling. Use the turner to slide the omelet onto a cutting board. Let stand a minute or two for the filling to warm.
• Cut the omelet into 4 wedges and serve immediately.