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Nigerian Tomato Omelette

A fried omelette made with eggs and diced tomatoes, seasoned with salt and pepper.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Nigerian Tomato Omelette

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the tomatoes

  1. Heat some oil in a pan over high heat.

  2. Add the tomatoes, and fry until well-heated.

  3. Stir in the cooked tomato.

Cook the omelette

  1. Beat the eggs.

  2. Return the mixture to the pan over medium-low heat, making sure it is evenly spread across the pan.

  3. Cook until the egg is sturdy enough to flip.

  4. Flip the omelette to the other side.

  5. Cook until the bottom is golden.

Serve

  1. Serve hot with bread or jollof rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

225Calories
8 gProtein
19 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50,580 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Egg + tomatotop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,890 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Egg and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 50,580 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Set into the structure of the omelette as they cook, holding it together.
Tomatoes
Add moisture and a light acidity that brightens the eggs.
Vegetable oil
Conducts heat into the pan and keeps the omelette from sticking.

The step that matters

Cook until the egg is sturdy enough to flip. Flipping too early tears the omelette because the egg has not yet set. Cooking gently over medium-low heat lets the eggs firm up evenly without scorching the bottom before the top sets.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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