Omelette de Noël (Christmas Omelette with Mince-Meat)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Beat the eggs with salt and sugar.
  2. Add, for every 6 eggs, 2 spoonfuls of cream, a pinch of lemon zest and a spoonful of rum.
  3. Cook the omelette and, as it is rolled, garnish it copiously with mince-meat.
  4. Dress the omelette on a long dish.
  5. Sprinkle it with heated rum and set it alight at the table.

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