Thai Shrimp Omelet Recipes

SHRIMP OMELETTE

Steps:

• Heat oil in 8 inch skillet. Fry garlic until golden and discard. Add onion and saute until transparent. Add shrimp and saute until they turn pink.
• Beat eggs with salt and pepper in a large bowl until frothy. Add shrimp mixture and stir well. Return to pan, adding more oil if necessary. Cook over medium heat until eggs are set.
• Invert plate over the pan, flip omelette onto plate, return to the pan to brown on other side. Repeat process one more time. Serve hot.
• Garnish with diced tomatoes and shredded cheese.

FRIED OMELET WITH SHRIMP AND SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, cornstarch, lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar until combined. Stir in snap peas, shrimp, and scallions. Fill a small heavy-bottomed pot with 1/2 inch oil. Heat over medium until a little bit of egg mixture sizzles and floats to top when dropped in. Stir egg mixture to ensure even distribution, then hold bowl about a foot above oil and pour in eggs. Cook until just set and golden on bottom, about 1 minute. Flip with a slotted spoon and cook until golden and set on other side, about 30 seconds. Lift out of oil; transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Fold in half and serve immediately, over rice and sprinkled with scallions and chili sauce.

THAI-INSPIRED SHRIMP CAKES

Steps:

• Smash and mince the shrimp (don't mince too finely, you'll want some slightly larger pieces for texture).
• Dice the carrot lengthwise. Bring a small pot of water to a boil and par-boil the carrot until just barely tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Allow to cool enough to handle, and then mince the carrot.
• Add minced shrimp, carrot, minced water chestnuts, cilantro, egg white, rice wine vinegar, cornstarch, hoisin, sesame oil, ginger, fish sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper to the bowl of an electric stand mixer. With the flat paddle attached, set speed to medium and blend until the mixture really comes together and forms a sticky paste, about 5 minutes.
• Heat cooking oil in a large nonstick skillet. Form small flat patties with lightly oiled spoons or hands and fry in small batches (don't overcrowd the pan). Cook until golden brown and cooked all the way through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat until all of the shrimp mixture has been used. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHINESE SHRIMP OMELETTE

Steps:

• Prepare sauce by adding oyster sauce to chicken broth then whisk.
• Heat wok or skillet until extremely hot.
• Add 1 tablespoon of oil & stir fry shrimp, onion & green onion until just cooked then remove.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil to wok & when hot, add the beaten eggs.
• Return shrimp & onions to wok.
• Stir in the shrimp once so they become part of the omlette & then let them sit, continue to break holes in the egg between the shrimp to allow raw egg to contact the wok.
• Jiggle, poke & shimmy the omlette to prevent sticking until mostly cooked.
• Flip or turn omlette & finish cooking on other side for a few second then turn out onto warm plate & cover with foil.
• Return wok to heat.
• Add cornstarch to sauce & whisk then add to wok.
• Boil sauce until thick then pour over omlette.
• A "slight" burn on the egg tastes great with the sauce but not too much.