Posted on Wed 12th June 2024

Crispy Thai Omelette

A super quick, easy and delicious classic. This Thai omelette, with spicy homemade Nam Prik Pao dipping sauce is sure to blow your socks off!

Cuisine

Thai

Time

30 mins

Servings

Ingredients

2 eggs
2 spring onion
1 bird eye chilli
1 tsp fish sauce
Salt and Rajah pepper to taste

Nam prik pao - Dipping Sauce

3 shallots
5 garlic cloves
6 dried red chillies
1 Tbsp dried shrimp x
3 tsp tamarind paste
4 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp palm sugar

To serve

Steamed rice - Green Dragon
Cucumber

Method

Preparation

For the omelette

Finely slice the spring onions and bird eye chilli.

In a mixing bowl, mix the eggs, fish sauce, spring onions and bird eye chilli.

For the Nam prik pao - Dipping Sauce

Roughly chop the fresh ingredients and place in a blender with the rest of the ingredients. Blitz to a smooth paste. Place 1 Tbsp oil in a wok and get it up to a medium/high heat. Fry the paste until it turns a deep red colour. Set aside.

Cooking

Heat a wok with 1 tbsp of vegetable oil once smoking hot. Pour the egg mix, let it cook for a couple of minutes before folding it. Cook for an extra minute.

Serve, with steamed rice, cucumber and the dipping sauce on the side.