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 4 people, you will need:
200 g 
250 ml 
8 
30 g 
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 200 g sorrel: rinse thoroughly then dry in a salad spinner.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Bring 250 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 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 30 g 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 
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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 |
| 1,557 Kcal or 6,519 Kj | 58 gr | 11 gr | 142 gr |
| 78 % | 22 % | 1 % | 22 % |
| 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 4 people : 5.84 €
- 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: Apple and almond gratin, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Artichoke hearts forestier , Shallot confit tart, Langoustine gratin, ... All |
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado mousse with sorrel, Sorrel soup, How to prepare sorrel, Herb salad, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Asparagus "en petit pois", French onion soup, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Little lemon biscuits, Beurre d'escargot, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Sesame fried scampi, Plain cake, Kugelhof for Nanou, ... All |
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