Long bean omelette
Posted in 30-minutes recipe, Chinese, egg, Featured Articles, vegetable, Vegetarian
Vegetables are good for health and should be an essential part of a well-balanced diet. Given the fact, parents should take the initiave to familiarize their children with different types of vegetables from young. Even if your children hate/ reject vegetable, do not stop offering it to them. As long as you continue trying, there is very good chance that they would eventually accept it.
Here are some tips that parents/ caregivers can use to encourage their children to eat more vegetables:
- variation – do not restrict to only the type of vegetables that you favour or familiar with. Introduce a variety of vegetables include new vegetables from time to time.
- colour – brighten up your meals with a combination of colourful vegetables. Vegetables of different colours are not only pleasing to the eyes but they also provide different nutrients.
- cooking method – try different methods of cooking your vegetables such as steaming, baking, roasting, blanching or stir-frying.
- combination – pair the vegetables with your children’s favourite food such as cheese or eggs.
- quantity – serve vegetables in smaller portion so it looks more acceptable to those who dislike green. Once they can accept it, you can slowly increase the portion in their next meal.
- emphasize its importance – educate your children about the health benefits of vegetables.
- involvement – involve your children in buying, preparing and cooking vegetables.
- set a good example – parents should eat vegetables in front of your children.
- camouflage vegetables in food – this should only be used if all of the above mentioned methods fail.
During my generation, this long bean omelette dish was popular among kids. Most mothers or caregivers love to cook this classic dish because it’s so simple and easy to whip up. By pairing long beans with eggs, it makes a nutritious and delicious dish that can easily win over the heart of your little ones.
I had adapted and modified this recipe from Noobcook. Although this recipe may sound effortless to cook, getting a nice-looking omelette may be quite tricky for first timers. So, do hop over to PAGE 2 for more tips and step-by-steps photos.
If you have your children who are picky on greens or new to long bean, you can make it more palatable by reducing the amount of long beans used. If you do so, don’t forget to adjust the amount of seasonings accordingly. Besides serving with rice or congee, it also makes a good finger food by dipping with tomato ketchup. Another effective way to entice your child to try out this dish is to slice omelette into triangle shapes. My son was so fascinated when he first spotted it on the dining table and exclaimed, “Mama, I love your egg pizza!” With this wonderful compliment, I promised him that it would be a regular dish in our family meal.
Other omelette recipes:
– Simple omelette
– Ridge/sweet gourd with prawn omelette
– Silver fish omelette
To all the wonderful mothers (and mothers-to-be) in the world, HAVE A MEMORABLE AND ENJOYABLE MOTHER’S DAY! KEEP UP YOUR GREAT JOB!
=> Get the recipe and step-by-step photos for Long Bean Omelette at PAGE 2 BELOW.
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My son favourite dish! He only eat long bean done in this manner.
Evelyn: That’s one great achievement of you. 😉
Thanks! I love the lime green chopstick kid. Where did you buy it?
Evelyn: I bought it from Takashimaya. 2 pairs for S$10.
Er…a bit ex though. Anyway, I like it. Will check out at Taka. Thank you.
Evelyn: Yes. Sorry I had forgotten to mention that this green chopstick kid comes with a pair of green chopsticks. Another set is purple. 😉
I love the addition of shallots. Yours are so perfectly cut with the pizza cutter … I can eat many bowls of porridge with just this dish. thanks for the link love ♥
Noobcook: Thanks for your wonderful recipe!! You deserved the link. 😉
The cornflour solution is a good tip. Had no idea it contributed to making the egg light and fluffy. Great photos!
The Sudden Cook: Thanks!! Hope the tip is useful to u. 😉
😀 my childhood favourite dish! Keep up your great job, Mom!
Alice: It’s my childhood favourite too. Thanks! You have done a great job too! 😉
great idea for omelette!this will get kids to eat veggies!
Peachkins: Thanks!! Never too late to start it now. 😉
Yours look so neat. Mine’s seldom look nice, hehe…
Little Inbox: Thanks!!It’s not difficult. I’m sure you can do it. 😉
One of my fav childhood dishes! Lovely presentation 🙂
Jen (TOH): Thanks!! Oh, what a co-incidence! 😉
Your omelette is so thin, looks like crepe. We love this too.
Ching: Hahaha! It’s easy to manage, at least for me. 😉
Veggies are so incredibly important to health! This omelette looks delicious!
Joanne: Yes, something I can’t live without now. 😉
I can eat lots with porridge too! Yum yum! I remember adding some carrot dices the last time – good as a sneak-in! :p
Tigerfish: Yes, you’re right! A great dish to sneak some veggies. 😉
This is one of my favourite way to eat eggs!
Lee Mei: Now, I know one more thing about you. 😉
I luv adding long beans into fried rice! 😀 fyi blanch the beans briefly in boiling water can remove the raw taste 😀
Veronica: Thanks for your kind sharing, 😉
This is my hub’s favourite! So good with rice or porridge!
Pigpigscorner: The same goes to my hubby too! 😉
I love long beans but having them in an omelette is new to me. Will have to give this a go!
Xiaolu: Hope you will like it! 😉
THks for sharing, hope my fussy never like veggies boy can accept this dish 🙂
Okay, first of all…those are the cutest chop sticks!! Perfect for kiddos! And this is a great way to combine veggies with protein! Love it!
Squash Blossom Babies: Thanks for the wonderful compliments. 😉
lovely omelette and great tips for introducing children to veggies..i think patience is key, but it pays off.
sweetlife
Sweetlife: Thanks for your compliment. 😉
I enjoyed reading about how to encourage kids to eat more vegetables. #5 is a great advice and I will follow from tomorrow. #9 I do that all the time. 🙂 Great post and I love your delicious omelette!
Nami (JOC): Thanks for dropping by and your wonderful comments. I glad that you find those tips useful to you. 😉
deliciously done healthy omelette
Torviewtoronto: Thanks!! 😉
Woww.. thats a delicious looking omelette 😀
Gopika: Thanks for dropping by and your kind words. 😉
Such a lovely omelette! I like how you incorporated the long beans.
Cookin’ Canuck and I would love if you linked up this recipe & any 2 other side dishes in this weeks Get Grillin’ event posted on both of our blogs. We have a fabulous Ile De France Cheese giveaway. You just need to link up on one site 🙂 http://su.pr/17fizq
Marla: Thanks for your sweet comment and kind invitation. 😉
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