Originally Posted by
yyztozag
In order to make your breakfast taste better:
Tip 1: For the red pepper jelly, maybe try reducing some red pepper and tomato in an acid like vinegar or even a bit of wine? Again, much too flavourful for the AC omelette, but makes it taste great. This will probably cost more than buying cheap pepper jelly at the store but will taste much better.
Tip 2: Cook the eggs on medium-low heat. That way, they'll cook through allowing you to flip them into an omelette shape, but won't get a crust. Some people like egg crusts, I think it takes away from what an omelette or scrambled eggs should be. Use butter to cook them, unless you're lactose intolerant, in which case you should use olive or vegetable oil.
Tip 3: Use very high heat to cook the sausages and season them well. If you have access to one, use a cast-iron pan or even a barbecue.
Good luck!
Thanks for the advice. I actually don't like the red pepper jelly (on land or at 39,000 ft) so I don't think I'll go through the effort of making homemade stuff. I think the stuff onboard is more like a salsa, but still sweet since the jarred one I got was spicier and more like actual jam for toast (found it in the charcuterie section).
I actually was making breakfast for 3, I'm still inconsistent at getting the colour right across my omelettes. I personally prefer a bit of crust (although not to brand standard), but I'll give butter a try next time. The pan I have is too big anyways, so I normally get something closer to a pancake rather than a fluffy, thick omelette.
To be honest, I did my sausages in an oven (trying to stay true to the onboard experience). I use store made ones anyways, so I don't really care how they're done, as long as they're not frozen in the middle.
I've had enough of making the full breakfast, wedges are time consuming when making them from scratch, the cottage cheese is a pain to do (I've been baking it to reduce the water to make it thicker like the onboard stuff, although maybe it just needs to be strained out) and we never have sausages. While it's a fun one, I'll probably just pay $11 for a Y breakfast tray next time I fly if anything.