Black Truffle Omelets
Serves: 6
Mohammad Wiegand
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
46
Spice
47
Sweetness
50
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Cut truffles into slices slightly less than 1/8 inch thick with slicer
2
Whisk eggs in a bowl until foamy, then add truffles and gently stir until combined
3
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour to allow eggs to absorb truffle flavor
4
Add salt and pepper
5
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F
6
Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over moderately low heat until foam subsides
7
Stir egg mixture gently, then pour 1/2 cup egg mixture into skillet and cook, lifting up cooked egg around edge occasionally with a heatproof plastic spatula to let raw egg flow underneath, until omelet is set but top is still slightly moist, about 2 minutes
8
Fold omelet in half using spatula, then transfer to an ovenproof plate
9
Cover omelet loosely with foil, then transfer plate to oven to keep warm
10
Make 3 more omelets in same manner, transferring to plate in oven as cooked
11
Cut truffles into slices slightly less than 1/8 inch thick with slicer
12
Whisk eggs in a bowl until foamy, then add truffles and gently stir until combined
13
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill 1 hour to allow eggs to absorb truffle flavor
14
Add salt and pepper
15
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 200°F
16
Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over moderately low heat until foam subsides
17
Stir egg mixture gently, then pour 1/2 cup egg mixture into skillet and cook, lifting up cooked egg around edge occasionally with a heatproof plastic spatula to let raw egg flow underneath, until omelet is set but top is still slightly moist, about 2 minutes
18
Fold omelet in half using spatula, then transfer to an ovenproof plate
19
Cover omelet loosely with foil, then transfer plate to oven to keep warm
20
Make 3 more omelets in same manner, transferring to plate in oven as cooked
21
*Available at AQUIPROfoods (571-278-4766; fresh truffles available December to March)
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*Available at AQUIPROfoods (571-278-4766; fresh truffles available December to March)