Omelette à la Boulonnaise
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Eggs
- 1 portion Mackerel soft roe (laitance de maquereau)
- 1 hazelnut-sized piece Maître-d'hôtel butter (beurre à la maître-d'hôtel)
- 1 spoonful Maître-d'hôtel butter, melted
Instructions
- Prepare a classic French omelette.
- Fill it generously with a beautiful poached mackerel soft roe and a hazelnut-sized piece of maître-d'hôtel butter (compound butter flavored with parsley, shallot, and lemon juice).
- Fold or roll the omelette onto a warm plate.
- Surround the omelette with a spoonful of melted maître-d'hôtel butter.