I was not sure what to call this, so added up the names of the ingredient groups. If you love sourdough, you will love this recipe. If you love omelettes, you will also love this recipe–that’s the beauty of it! This recipe is made with sourdough discards. I am not a huge fan of pancakes as I am not crazy about sweets, but I love sourdough and omelettes. So, while waiting for my sourdough starter to mature, I was looking for a recipe to use the sourdough discards (to make sourdough starter, you must discard some and replenish to ‘feed’ the starter). Voila! This recipe was born, and has quickly become one of my favorites.
With the current state of global affairs, the popularity of sourdough has risen. I am always late to trends, but I have always loved sourdough and sour things, in general, so I have been experimenting with lots of sourdough recipes. I could not bear to just simply toss out the dough, so I tried to think of recipes with discards. This recipe is easy and cooks quickly. I usually make the pancake and the omelette at the same time. I would simply recommend scrambling the egg and dicing the ham before you begin–then you will be ready to rock. Note that there is no sugar in this recipe.
I am still perfecting my sourdough recipe, and will post as soon as I am happy with it, so in the meantime, I highly encourage you to search the web as there are many recipes out there. Or, if you are the experimental type, take 100g of flour (using a kitchen scale) and 100g of bottled or spring water, stir, and let sit over night. Remove 100g of the mixure the next day and keep repeating. You will soon have bubbly, fermenting sourdough starter. I take the discards and place in a separate container, and that is what I use for my unsweetened pancakes (I think of them as focaccia). You want to wait for a few days until the starter is actually fermenting and ‘sour.’
Sourdough Starter Ham and Cheese Omelette Breakfast Sandwich
Equipment
- 2 small to medium-sized frying pans
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp Sourdough Discard You can use unsweetened pancake batter, as well.
- 1 tsp Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 4 tbsp Chopped / Diced Ham
- 1 slice American Cheese You can use any kind of cheese you prefer
- Coursely ground black pepper To taste
- 2 tsp Butter Or non-stick cooking spray
- 3 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
Make the Omelette
- Heat a non-stick frying pan to low heat. Add the butter to pan and melt.
- Scramble the egg in a small bowl and add to pan. Gently spread so the bottom of the pan is covered with the egg. If the pan is larger, nudge the eggs into a circle shape about 5 inches in diameter. You can also tilt the pan to allow the egg to spread.
- Allow the eggs to stiffen and cook a bit so there are no runny parts. Add the slice of American cheese to one side of the circle, tearing the cheese in several sections by hand.
- Add the ham on top of the cheese.
- Allow to cook a little longer on low heat, and then take a spatula at the edge and slowly fold over to the side with the ingredients. This takes a little practice, but dont worry if anything tears. Just pick up and flip around as needed. You are done. Remove from heat and let sit on stove.
Make the Pancake / Crepe
- Using an aluminum or non-stick skillet, place on low heat and drizzle some Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the pan.
- After about a minute, drop the sourdough batter into the center of the pan and spread gently with a spoon. You want to match the size of your omelette.
- Let the pancake cook for about a minute and sprinkle Montreal steak seasoning to your liking. Go easy–it is salty.
- Once the batter looks firm on top and you see lots of holes from the bubbled batter, flip it over with a spatula. Sprinkle a tiny bit more seasoning. You are looking for a nice golden color. If not, just wait and finish it off after the current side is done. The side with the seasoning will look different due to the seasoning and have a different color. The golden side is the outside of the sandwich.
- Allow the other side to cook for a minute or two. Once you detect a faint smell resembling burned toast, you can flip and ensure the other side is done. Transfer to a plate with a paper towel to drain excess oil.
Assemble your sandwich
- Slice the pancake down the center. You will now have two halves.
- Take your omelette and line up with the half circle of the pancake, using each side as top and bottom of the sandwich.
- Finally – enjoy!
