Provençal Omelette

Provençal Omelette

Carrie Levin, author of Good Enough to Eat: Bountiful Home Cooking (Simon & Schuster © 1987) brings her Belgian upbringing to bear on this juicy omelette perfected over many years of transcontinental cooking.
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In her New York City restaurant, Good Enough to Eat, she uses the freshest eggs possible and swears by her French omelette pan. She also never dilutes the taste of pure egg by adding water, milk, or cream.
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  • Servings : 2

Ingredients

  • 3 extra-large eggs
  • 2 Tablespoon clarified butter, melted
  • 2 fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
  • 2-3 Tablespoon Gruyere cheese, grated
  • 2 canned artichoke hearts, quartered
  • 3 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 black olives, halved, for garnish
  • chopped parsley for garnish
 

Directions

step 1In a small cup, beat eggs thoroughly in a circular motion, making 30-40 rotations with a fork.
step 2Heat butter in omelette pan or skillet.
step 3Add sliced mushrooms and sauté them for about a minute, shaking pan so mushrooms do not stick.
step 4Dribble a little beaten egg into pan to test butter temperature.
step 5When it is hot enough, pour in beaten eggs immediately.
step 6Grasp handle of skillet and tilt away from you as you pull eggs toward you with prongs of fork, letting uncooked eggs run out around the fork.
step 7Reverse tilting motion and pull the eggs away from you.
step 8Repeat first step, and when eggs start to mound in center, sprinkle on cheese.
step 9Continue tilting motion to cook eggs and add in artichoke hearts and tomatoes.
step 10When most of egg is cooked but still runny and moist, tilt pan, slide the omelette on a warmed plate, folding it in half as you do.
step 11Garnish with olives and parsley.
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2/17/2011 , 
gale  c.
Presentation is good. Looks like a hearty and nutritious meal either for breakfast, brunch or lunch. Something I could do on a weekend.
9/10/2010 , 
Carol  N.
Sounds delicious and would be something I would be able to have. I'm on a strict food regimen. I'm not that great a cook but this sounds easy to do.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 omelette (6.5 oz)
Calories 300
Calories From Fat 220
Total Fat 24g
Saturated Fat 12g
Cholesterol 410mg
Sodium 340mg
Total Carbohydrates 4g
Dietary Fiber <1g
Sugars 2g
Protein 16g
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