Omelette with Hop Shoots

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prepare an omelette in the standard manner.
  2. Fill the omelette with 2 tablespoons of hop shoots (jets de houblon) bound with cream.
  3. Slit the top of the omelette as is customary.
  4. Garnish with 1 small spoonful of the same hop shoots.
  5. If desired, encircle the omelette with a ribbon of cream sauce (crème).

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