Omelette de Noël (Christmas Omelette with Mince-Meat)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- salt
- sugar
- 2 spoonfuls cream
- a pinch of lemon zest
- 1 spoonful rum
- mince-meat
- rum
Instructions
- Beat the eggs with salt and sugar.
- Add, for every 6 eggs, 2 spoonfuls of cream, a pinch of lemon zest and a spoonful of rum.
- Cook the omelette and, as it is rolled, garnish it copiously with mince-meat.
- Dress the omelette on a long dish.
- Sprinkle it with heated rum and set it alight at the table.