The Ultimate Omelette
- 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
- 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.
- 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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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/the-ultimate-omelette-recipe.html (may not work)