If you want to try something typical Czech while not wanting to go crazy while making it, go for smaženka bread crumbs omelet! It’s done in a flash as a delicious warm snack.
What Is Smaženka Bread
Smaženka is an egg omelet tweaked with bread crumbs, served on a rye bread slice. It’s an open-faced sandwich, topped with yellow mustard, onion, and pickles.
Another famous Czech open-faced sandwiches are called obložené chlebíčky.
Smaženka in Czech means something fried, in this case, an egg omelet. Typically, smaženka omelet is a great choice for a warm breakfast or brunch.
Here you’ll find more Czech bread recipes.
Pronunciation
I recorded a short audio clip on how to pronounce the Czech word "smaženka".
Ingredients
These are the ingredients you need for 1 yield, if you need to feed two or three, simply double or triple the amount.
- A slice of rye bread; the rye bread is the best for this recipe, a most common kind of bread eaten in the Czech Republic
- Egg
- Bread crumbs; for a better texture of the omelet. Czechs usually use homemade breadcrumbs made from hard white bread.
- Water, the addition of water causes that the omelet puffs up with crispy golden edges
- Salt; to season
Topping
- Yellow mustard; just a simple regular mustard, not a fancy one (don’t use Dijon mustard for example, that would be too spicy)
- Onion; cut in circles
- Pickles; cucumbers canned in a sweet-and-sour brine cut into pieces
You’ll also need some vegetable oil to fry the egg omelet. Count on 1 tablespoon for one.
✅ You’ll find the exact amount of ingredients below in the recipe card, which you can also print out.
Instructions
STEP 1: Crack an egg in a shallow bowl, add cold water and bread crumbs, season with salt. Beat until a frothy mixture is created.
STEP 2: In a non-stick pan, melt vegetable oil over medium heat. Pour in the egg mixture evenly in the pan and fry until the edges are golden. Flip and fry on the other side. It’s quick, and if the oil is well heated, each side is in 1 minute done.
STEP 3: Spread yellow mustard on the upper side of the bread.
STEP 4: Place the omelet over the bread, fold it in the middle.
STEP 5: Spread some mustard over the omelet, then garnish with onion and pickles. Optionally, add a sprig of parsley for a final touch.
Serve warm for breakfast or as a snack.
Cook’s Tips
- Smaženka tastes best warm, eaten immediately after frying. However, you can enjoy this omelet cold as well. You can find and buy this delicacy in many Czech buffets.
- This omelet gets a better texture from the addition of bread crumbs. It’s denser and more filling but still enough soft and fluffy.
More easy Czech recipes:
- Topinka – fried bread with garlic
- Knedlíky s vajíčkem – dumpling lefovers with eggs
- Bramoboráky – potato pancakes
- Fluffy omelette – with cheese
Smaženka Bread Crumbs Omelet
Ingredients
- 1 slice of rye bread
- 1 Tbsp bread crumbs
- 1 Tbsp cold water
- salt
- vegetable oil to fry omelet
Topping:
- pickles
- onion
- yellow mustard
- sprig of parsley
Instructions
- Prepare onion circles. Cut pickles in small pieces.
- Crack an egg in a shallow bowl, add cold water, and bread crumbs, season with salt. Beat until a frothy mixture is created.
- In a non-stick pan, melt vegetable oil over medium heat. Pour in the egg mixture evenly in pan and fry until the edges are golden. Flip and fry on the other side. It’s quick, if the oil is well heated, each side is in 1 minute done.
- Spread yellow mustard on the upper side of bread.
- Place the omelette over the bread, fold it in the middle.
- Topping: Spread some mustard over omelette, then garnish with onion and pickles. Optional, add a sprig of parsley for a final touch.
- Serve warm or cold.
Notes
- Makes 1 portion.
- Smaženka tastes best warm, eaten immediately after frying. However, you can enjoy this omelet cold as well. You can find and buy this delicacy in many Czech buffets.
- This omelet gets a better texture from the addition of bread crumbs, it’s denser and more filling, but still enough soft and fluffy.
DISCLAIMER: Because I come from Central Europe, my recipes are based on metric units such as grams or milliliters. Check out how I convert metric units to the U.S. system:
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