Soufflée omelette with cheese

For 6 people, you will need:

1 6 eggs
2 100 g grated cheese
3 ½ lemon
4 salt
5 pepper
Total weight: 465 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	16 min.	51 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Separate egg whites from yolks.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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Whisk whites to soft peak stage, not too firm.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

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Add lemon juice to yolks, salt, pepper and beat until quite frothy.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

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Add grated cheese and mix gently.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

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Add a few tablespoons of whites to yolks and cheese.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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Fold into yolks using a maryse.

We add a little white to yolks at first to facilitate the final blending.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

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Pour this mix into the remaining whites...

Stage 8 - 7 min.

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... and fold, still using the maryse...

Stage 9

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... until thoroughly mixed.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

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Preheat your oven to 356°F (180°C).

Put a non-stick frying pan on medium heat without fat, and then put in a metal ring.

If you don't have metal ring, don't worry, use any pan you can find with non-stick bottom (otherwise put a sheet of greaseproof paper in the bottom) which can go both on the hob and in the oven.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

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When frying pan is quite hot, pour in the egg mix and cook like this for about 3 to 5 minutes.

Stage 12 - 10 min.

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Then put in the oven for about 10 minutes, check cooking like for a cake.

Stage 13 - 1 min.

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Don't hesitate to finish under the grill to brown the top.

Stage 14 - 1 min.

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Remove the ring (if used) by passing a knife blade all around it, between omelette and metal sides.

Stage 15

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Serve preferably with a small green salad, French dressing and herbs.

Stage 16

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A possible variation, tomato souflée omelette: pour half the mixture into pan, then add a layer of cooked tomato slices (pan-fried beforehand in a little olive oil), and finally add the remaining mix. Then cook and serve as usual.

Remarks

The ideal utensil for this recipe is a non-stick frying pan with removable handle.

Serve with a herb salad on the side, as I think that something with a hint of acidity makes a good accompaniement.

Nutritional information

% 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 : 4.78 €
Per person : 0.80 €

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