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Oven omelette

For this omelette with a difference, we'll fry sliced potatoes, bacon (lardons) and onions, then pour the beaten eggs over and finish cooking everything together in the oven.

The French sometimes call this an "Omelette of Moyenmoutier" after a village in the Vosges.

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Last modified on: May 21^th 2017

For 6 people, you will need:

0 6 eggs
1 300 g cooked potato
2 1 onion
3 4 tablespoons oil
4 150 g small pieces of bacon
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 935 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
15 min.	37 min.	52 min.

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Keeping:

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Break 6 eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper then beat with a whisk.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Peel 300 g cooked potatoes and slice.

Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large frying pan on high heat.

When really hot, add the sliced potatoes and brown on both sides.

Salt after frying and set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Use the same pan to fry 150 g small pieces of bacon until lightly browned.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Then add the chopped onion and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes without browning the onion.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter a gratin dish, then add the potatoes and spread the bacon and onions over the top.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Pour the beaten eggs over.

Stage 8 - 25 min.

Bake for about 25 minutes. Check towards the end to ensure that the omelette is not overcooked.

Stage 9

Serve without delay.

Remarks

This works well using diced ham instead of the bacon bits (lardons).

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,148 Kcal or 8,993 Kj	59 gr	69 gr	182 gr
107 %	23 %	7 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
230 Kcal or 963 Kj	6 gr	7 gr	19 gr
11 %	2 %	1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
358 Kcal or 1,499 Kj	10 gr	12 gr	30 gr
18 %	4 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 2.48 €
Per person : 0.41 €

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Source

Based on a recipe by Jean-Marc Toussaint.

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