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
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
1 lb + 5.1 oz 
1 lb + 10.4 oz 
24 
3.3 oz 
How long does 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 lb + 5.1 oz sorrel: rinse thoroughly then dry in a salad spinner.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Bring 1 lb + 10.4 oz 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 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 3.3 oz 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 |
| 4,670 Kcal or 19,552 Kj | 173 gr | 34 gr | 427 gr |
| 234 % | 67 % | 3 % | 65 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 177 Kcal or 741 Kj | 7 gr | 1 gr | 16 gr |
| 9 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 389 Kcal or 1,629 Kj | 14 gr | 3 gr | 36 gr |
| 19 % | 6 % | <1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 17.51 €
- Per person : 1.46 €
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: Smoked eggs, Vanilla ice cream, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Tarte Normande, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, ... All |
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare sorrel, Herb salad, Avocado mousse with sorrel, Sorrel pesto, Sorrel soup, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grapefruit cake, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Mushroom velouté, Caramelised apple pie, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Galette Charentaise, Green asparagus omelette, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, Brioche dough, ... All |
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