Omelette aux Champignons
- 1 1/2 pounds mushrooms, sliced (recommended: Champignons de Paris)
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, plus 1 tablespoon
- 12 fresh eggs (2 per person)
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche
- Handful chives, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish
- 1/2 tablespoon crushed white peppercorns*
- Salt (recommended: Fleur de Sel)
- Serving suggestion: green salad
- *Cook's note: To crush peppercorns cover them with a cloth and crush with a rolling pin.
- Cut the mushrooms into thick slices, and on high heat saute in 2 tablespoons of butter in a non-stick frying pan on low heat.
- In a medium bowl whisk the eggs by hand for 10 or 15 minutes until a frothy mousse forms on top.
- Add creme fraiche and chives.
- Season the eggs with sea salt and white peppercorns.
- In a separate, large, non-stick frying pan melt 1 tablespoon of butter on a low heat, taking care not to burn it.
- Pour in the eggs and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Cook' note: the slower you cook it, the better the omelette.
- When the omelette is cooked around the edges but still runny in the middle, add mushrooms.
- Cook until the eggs are firm, or to taste.
- Using a spatula ease the omelette onto a plate and flip it in half.
- Slice into six portions.
- Garnish with finely chopped chives and serve with a green salad.
mushrooms, butter, eggs, creme fraiche, handful chives, crushed white peppercorns, salt, suggestion
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/omelette-aux-champignons-recipe.html (may not work)