Trying Something New: Pancit Canton Omelette

‎Every dinner time always comes with a familiar question like: "What should I cook tonight?" 🤔
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‎Most of the time, I look at what's already available in the kitchen and let those ingredients lead me.
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‎One evening, I didn't want to cook the usual dish.
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‎Two familiar ingredients are in our kitchen, pancit canton and eggs.
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‎Both were nothing new.
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‎So a pancit canton omelette is what formed in my mind.
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‎Ingredients
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‎• 1 pack Pancit Canton (any flavor you used)
‎• 2 medium eggs
‎• 1 cheese (quickmelt or processed cheese)
‎• 1 small red onion
‎• 2 cloves garlic
‎• 1 tbsp cooking oil (for frying)
‎• bell pepper - for garnish
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‎Cooking process
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‎• Start by finely mincing both the onion and garlic. These would add aroma and flavor to the omelette base.
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‎• After that, in a bowl, cracked the eggs and added the minced onion and garlic. Then poured all the pancit canton seasonings and mixed everything well until fully combined.

‎• Next, boil water in a pot and cook the pancit canton until done. Once cooked, drain it properly to remove excess water.
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‎• While the noodles were still warm, add them to the egg mixture. Mix everything thoroughly until the noodles are evenly coated and well blended with the eggs and seasonings.
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‎• Heat a pan, and add enough oil to prevent sticking. Pour the noodle-and-egg mixture, and let it cook undisturbed for a while. Once the bottom started to set, place the cheese in the middle of the omelette. Then fold the omelette in half to cover the cheese. (At this point, I realized that the pancit canton was a lot! It was quite big and hard to close. But with the help of another ladle, I carefully flipped it and managed to cook the other side successfully. 🥳)
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‎And that's it! I garnished it with fried garlic and bell pepper, then added some ketchup on top. Then slice it open to reveal the melted cheese inside.
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‎Result & Taste Test
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‎When I tasted it, the outside had just a slight crispiness from the egg, but overall, it was soft because of the inside that was packed with pancit canton.
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‎Honestly, I didn't like it that much. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't something I would crave again.
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‎Maybe because the flavors changed. The pancit canton, which I usually enjoy on its own, seemed to lose its unique taste once it was mixed and cooked with the eggs.
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‎When eaten separately, each one keeps its own identity, its own flavor.
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‎But if they combined, they became something new.
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‎But not necessarily better. That's for me. 🤭
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‎Anyway, still nothing went to waste.
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‎We ate it all.
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‎I didn't even ask my hubby what he thought... lol. But judging the empty plate, I guess he liked it.
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‎Maybe this dish just wasn't for me.
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‎Still, if you want to try it... go! Maybe it will become your favorite. 😍
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‎Until my next kitchen idea...
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‎Thanks for the visit! Have a lovely day. Buh-bye. 💗🌸
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‎All images used in this post are my own unless stated otherwise.
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