Goin KooKoo!

Frittata has become a more popular dish in the last 10 years.  At least with me it has.  Here is a little bit of trivia on the Frittata!

(Thanks to Wikipedia, the follow information was not extracted from my brain...)

"In Western cuisine, the frittata is usually associated with Italy.

Frittata is equivalent to an Iranian dish called kookoo. There are different types of kookoo such as kookoo sabzi (Herb frittata) and Kookoo sibzamini (Potato frittata)

A frittata may be baked, or it may be started in a cast iron pan. When started on a stove top the frittata can be finished in an oven, under a broiler, or it may be flipped and finished in the pan.

Frittata preparation differs from omelette preparation in that the eggs are beaten to incorporate air where the eggs for omelettes usually are stirred with less air incorporated. The additional air in the frittata mixture allows for a deeper filling and a fluffier result. Ingredients to be incorporated into a fritatta are added to the pan after the egg mixture and before the egg is done in the cast iron pan (in a French omelette they are added before).

A frittata is usually divided into slices. It may also be accompanied with fresh salads, bread, beans, olives etc. "             

You may use any ingredients you prefer...this is what I used for tonight!  You will need oil for the bottom of the pan, so you may use olive oil, bacon grease, butter...I recommend using olive oil if you don't use bacon grease.

Chop veggies and add to the pan.  I used bell peppers, onions, and asparagus.

I then added potatoes and fried them all up together.  Just enough to make the veggies tender and the potatoes hot.

I would recommend using about 10 eggs for a 10" pan with a little milk.  Beating them gently for about 5 minutes adds plenty of air to them and makes for some nice eggs!

Let the eggs cook to where they are holding shape a little bit but still have some runny eggs throughout.

This is the second pan that I made with not potatoes and no bacon grease.  A little less calories!   I added mushrooms and a little bit of bacon.  

Cover in cheese and put in the oven until the cheese bubbles and barely turns golden brown on top.  I usually bake  it for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. 

THEN  I turn the broiler on and broil it for just a few minutes to get the cheese golden brown!  ***Tip...NEVER walk away from food under a broiler, you will most likely have a charcoal cheese! 

I cut it in pie pieces and add garnishes...there are apples and cinnamon sprinkled around the plate.  It really was tasty!