5 Minute Asian Style Omelet For Any Time of Day

Estimated cost per serving $1.50 including homemade pork sausage. So without the sausage this serving only costs $.50

Hello my Socialites! Today's dish is an easy breezy Asian Style omelet that will take less than five minutes to cook. I went back to all my previous recipe posts and included an estimated cost per serving for each recipe to remind you that it doesn't have to be expensive to eat, cook, or entertain guests. The goal of this blog is to help you find creative ways to live inexpensively without compromising your budget, your eating,  your style, and your entertainment.

The recipe below is only the omelet and the pepper sauce. I made the Asian pork sausage a month ago and froze it. I will post a recipe for the homemade sausage in a later post when I am out of the frozen ones that I stored so I can document a step by step photo recipe for you. Let me know how it goes! Enjoy!

Ingredients for Omelet

• 2 Eggs
• 1 or 2 tbsp Chopped Cilantro
• 1 or 2 tbsp Chopped Scallion
• 1 Clove minced Garlic
• Dash of Msg
• 2 tbsp Fish Sauce
• Dash of Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp oil for cooking

Ingredients for Pepper Sauce

• 3 Chopped Thai Peppers
• Chopped Cilantro
• Chopped Scallion
• 3 tbsp Fish Sauce

Step by step photo recipe below

Heat frying pan in 1 tbsp oil.
Crack two eggs in bowl. Add chop garlic, cilantro, scallions, black pepper , fish sauce, and msg. Whisk well.

Add egg mixture in heated pan on med/high heat. Leave it cooking for 2 minutes.

Then flip with a spatula and let it cook for 2 minutes. Turn off stove. I heated my sausage up with the same pan that is why you notice dark marks in the middle of the omelet.

Now chop up the Thai peppers. Mix it in fish sauce, cilantro, and scallions. Set aside. Now cut up omelet to your preference. 

I eat this meal with sticky rice. I will show you how to cook sticky rice in a later post.

I will also show you how to make homemade pork sausage in a later post as well.

Enjoy!

My Laotian Egg Rolls Photo Recipe For Your Next Party

Estimated cost per serving $.25 per eggroll

Hello my Socialites! Eggrolls are a traditional appetizer in our culture. I am not much of a fan of eggrolls at Chinese restaurants because it's bland and they are never generous on the meat. Usually I just end up with a big chunk of fried cabbage and oil. Our Lao eggrolls are tasty and full of generous portions of variety of ingredients. Every Asian culture makes their eggrolls differently but the concept is basically the same. Yes, no two household will ever make the exact same egg rolls. I used ground pork in this recipe but you can always substitute it with ground chicken or veal if you prefer.  This is a great party appetizer for your guests. I hope you experiment and let me know how it goes! Enjoy!


Vegetable Mixture Ingredients: Makes around 50 eggrolls

• 2  cups Carrots shredded
• 2 cups Cabbage shredded
• 2 cups Onions chopped
• 1 cup Shittake mushrooms chopped (optional. I didn't use any in this recipe bc I was out of mushrooms)
• 1 package Vermicelli Cellophane Noodles soaked in hot water and then cut into 2 or 3 inch long.

Pork Mixture: (combine below ingredients)

• 2 lb Ground Pork
• 8 eggs
• 2 tbsp Salt and Pepper
• 2 tbsp MSG
• 2 tbsp fish sauce 
• 2 tbsp of oyster sauce 
• 3 Garlic cloves finely minced
• 1 tbsp ginger powder (optional)

For Rolling Mixture

• 2 package Spring roll  wrapper shell (comes in sheet of 25) It comes frozen so thaw at room temperature before attempting to fill and roll.
• 1 egg for sealing the ends 
• Vegetable oil for frying

* *You can make these and freeze it to use later for parties or to give away to friends. When you do decide to freeze it for later use, do not defrost the egg rolls. Just cook it in oil in high heat and add extra time for it to cook.

Step by Step Photo Instructions. Now let's get started!

 *Pardon my mom's bad manicure. Looks a lot better than mine if I were the hand model in these pictures! I hate rolling egg rolls.

Shrimp Spring Rolls For Your Next Party: Photo Recipe

(Photo courtesy of Mani Nanthalangsy)
Estimated cost per serving $1.00 

Mani's Shrimp and Pork Belly Spring Rolls Photo Recipe that she made and was kind enough to share it with us. This is an easy and delicious recipe for your next get together. It's packed full of flavors. Remember that if you don't like shrimp or pork in this recipe, you can always substitute it with chicken or any other protein you like. Sometimes my family would use grilled fish in it. And remember, if you are going to do a get together, make several hearty food besides chips and dip if you want people to remember your parties. Food brings people together. Let me know how it turns out! Enjoy!

Peanut Sauce Ingredients:

• Pineapple with the juice
• Peanuts
• Fried garlic
• Fried shallots
• Chili sauce for added kick
• A cup of sugar
• Salt is optional

Ingredients to Make the Spring Rolls:

• Vermicelli Noodles
• Rice Paper
• Pork Belly
• Raw Shrimp
• Shallots, green onions, chopped garlic (to cook the pork belly with)
• Cilantro
• Mint
• Romaine Lettuce
• Cucumbers