Tomato omelette
Tomato omelette is a great classic of Provençale cuisine. This is my personal version with mushrooms.
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Last modified on: November 11th 2012
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
3 tomatoes - 2
1 shallot - 3
3 tablespoons olive oil - 4
200 g mushrooms - 5 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6
6 eggs - 7 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 1,005 grams
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| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 5 min. | 22 min. | 1 hour 1 min. |
Keeping:
A few hours in the fridge, protected with plastic film.At what time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Remove the stalks from 3 tomatoes and cut into fairly thick slices. Salt and pepper these on both sides.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Prepare and chop 1 shallot.
Prepare and chop 200 g mushrooms.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Prepare and chop 200 g mushrooms.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper and stir well.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
The mushrooms will give off water, so leave this to evaporate...
Stage 5
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a non-sitck frying pan over medium heat. When hot (lightly smoking), add the tomato slices.
Be careful as these will spit! Have a large lid handy to protect your cooker.
Fry the tomatoes on both sides.
Be careful as these will spit! Have a large lid handy to protect your cooker.
Fry the tomatoes on both sides.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Tip the cooked tomatoes onto a plate. Remove and discard the skins.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Beat 6 eggs, salt and pepper.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Clean the frying pan, return to the heat and pour in 6 tablespoons olive oil.
When this is nice and hot arrange some of the tomato slices in the pan without overlapping, in a line if possible, like in the photo.
When this is nice and hot arrange some of the tomato slices in the pan without overlapping, in a line if possible, like in the photo.
Stage 10 - 7 min.
Pour the beaten eggs around the tomatoes and cook the omelette, pushing the eggs around gently with a wooden spatula.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
When the omelette is almost cooked but a little of the egg is still runny, add the mushrooms on top of the tomatoes.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Then add the remaining tomato slices.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Fold the sides in towards the centre and turn off the heat.
Stage 14 - 5 min.
Cover the omelette with a sheet of aluminium foil and leave to rest like this for a few minutes before serving to finish cooking gently.
Remarks
In Provence, tomato omelettes are often eaten cold. This is the meal eaten by the hunters of Bartavelles (Marcel's father and uncle Jules) in 'My Father's Glory' (La Gloire de Mon Père) by Marcel Pagnol.
Nutritional information
And to drink?: My father used to say, "With an omelette, you need a drop of white!", and he was absolutely right, so I suggest a very dry white, such as a Muscadet.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Corn salad with croutons, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, Rillettes stuffed mushrooms, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grated potato cakes, Alsatian apple tart, Coconut rocks, How to fry eggs well, Thin endive tart, ... All |
| Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed salad, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Pan con tomate, Guacamole, Moussaka, ... All |
| Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican ceviche, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Potato galette, Flamiche, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, ... All |
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