Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 18 eggs (3 per person)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon crushed white peppercorns
- 1 bunch chives, finely chopped
- 1 bunch chervil, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- Roasted mushrooms and watercress, as accompaniment, if desired
Special equipment:
- 1 (9-inch) non-stick saute pan
- Heat resistant spatula
- 4-ounce ladle
- Cook's note: The individual omelettes (3 eggs) need to be cooked individually.
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
To clarify the butter, put it in a small pot over low heat and slowly bring to a simmer. Cook over low heat until the butter separates. When the milk solids fall to the bottom and the golden butter- fat rises to the surface remove from heat. Set aside
Cook's note: I like to clarify the butter because whole butter has milk solids that will burn. This gives your omelette dark spots.
Crack the eggs into a medium mixing bowl and pour in cream. Add pepper and whisk until well incorporated and foamy.
Preheat the pan over medium heat. When the pan is heated, add 2 or 3 tablespoons of clarified butter. Turn the heat down slightly. Using a 4-ounce ladle, add 1 ladle of eggs into the pan. Using a spatula, start stirring quickly.
Cook's note: This is to heat the eggs through so they set like a custard. Keep swirling them around so the eggs aren't in 1 spot long enough to burn.
Once the eggs begin to set, stop stirring. Put the pan in the oven and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. When you remove the omelette from the oven it should still have a soft custard touch.
Sprinkle with chopped herbs, a pinch of sea salt and cracked white pepper.
Cook's note: Using an oven glove to hold the handle, tip the pan sideways and roll the omelette onto a plate with a spatula.
Serve with roasted mushrooms and watercress.
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By AprilChris
Hawaii
on July 28, 2011
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I have done this omlette recipe many times and I love it. It comes out fluffy and delicious, even better than most restaurants! I won't make an omlette any other way now. I've put many different types of fillings and even made healthier version with 2 egg whites and one whole egg and it turned out just as good. BEWARE have a really good oven mitt one time I brunt my hand getting the omlette out of the oven even with an oven mitt on. Don't know if I have a cheap oven mitt or what, but just an FYI.
By Reneesipe
on April 03, 2011
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I have not had a lot of success with omelette in the past. This was a huge success! This recipe is simple and yet makes the most elegant and best tasting omelette we have ever had.
By michaelscottbra...
cincinnati, OH
on December 19, 2008
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how would this work to add more ingredients inside the omelette? the same way or no variations
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