Sorrel omelette
A sorrel omelette is, unsurprisingly, a classic omelette with chopped sorrel added, but it is also served with a reduced cream and sorrel sauce.
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Last modified on: June 1st 2022
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1 ¾ cup 
0 litre 2 ml 
1 tablespoon 
0 kg 
teaspoon 
teaspoon 
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 min. | 5 min. | 19 min. | 47 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare 1 ¾ cup sorrel: rinse thoroughly then dry in a salad spinner.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Bring 0 litre 2 ml liquid cream to the boil in a small saucepan. Salt and pepper.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 2/3 of the sorrel.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the remaining sorrel. This might look like a lot, but don't worry, just mix it in.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Put a non-stick frying pan on low heat with 0 kg butter.
When the butter has melted and is beginning to sizzle, pour in the egg and sorrel mixture.
Leave to cook gently.
When the butter has melted and is beginning to sizzle, pour in the egg and sorrel mixture.
Leave to cook gently.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
As soon as the omelette is set around the edge, fold one side in and roll it up (if possible, though this isn't easy).
Turn off the heat and leave to rest for a good 5 minutes to finish cooking.
Turn off the heat and leave to rest for a good 5 minutes to finish cooking.
Stage 10
Serve plated up ("à l'assiette"), cut into individual portions with the cream and sorrel sauce poured around.
Remarks
This recipe can also be made with spinach.
for a more indulgent version, try adding morels or a mushroom duxelles to the cream and sorrel sauce.
for a more indulgent version, try adding morels or a mushroom duxelles to the cream and sorrel sauce.
Keeping
Should be eaten right away.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,969 Kcal or 8,244 Kj | 17 gr | 20 gr | 202 gr |
| 98 % | 7 % | 2 % | 31 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 202 Kcal or 846 Kj | 2 gr | 2 gr | 21 gr |
| 10 % | 1 % | <1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 246 Kcal or 1,030 Kj | 2 gr | 3 gr | 25 gr |
| 12 % | 1 % | <1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 9.39 €
- Per person : 1.17 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Moist chocolate cake, Fresh mint ice-cream, Flamiche, Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley, Rice and peas, ... All |
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sorrel soup, Herb salad, Salmon with sorrel, Avocado mousse with sorrel, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potatoes with prawns, Spinach Mornay, Langoustine and leek tarts, Leek and egg frichti, Kouign-amann brioche, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Chocolate tart, Eggs in tomato shells, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Meatballs, ... All |
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