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How to Cook Tahong Omellete (Mussels Omellete)

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 minutes
Total Time13 minutes
Course: Seafood Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 3 to 4 servings
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 cup tahong mussels meat, coarsely chopped or whole
  • 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. MSG or patis
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 Tbsp. cooking oil

Instructions

    How to cook tahong omellete:

    • Boil the tahong for 1 to 2 minutes until the shells open. Remove the meat from the shells and chop coarsely.
    • Saute garlic until brown. Add onion. Stir in tahong meat and season with salt, pepper, and MSG. Cook for 3 minutes in low heat.
    • Beat eggs, add sauteed tahong. Heat a little oil in pan and pour in mixture. Fry. You can make two omelletes with this mixture. Serve with tomato catsup.