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Omelet Arnold Bennet

This is a recipe from Cordon Bleu’s “Cooking with Eggs.” It is given the following description: this is an elegant dish which was created for the writer Arnold Bennett by the Savoy Grill in London. It is one of the best omelets.
PrepPr5 minCookCk10 minTotalTot15 minServesSrv2Ca:PCa:P1:1.3
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Ingredients

  • 4 eggs (separated)
  • 4 tablespoons smoked haddock (cooked and flaked)
  • 2 oz butter
  • 1/4 pint cream
  • 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Toss the haddock with 1 oz of butter and 2 tablespoons of cream in a pan over quick heat for about 2-3 minutes. Allow to cool.
  2. Beat the egg yolks with 1 tablespoon of cream and season.
  3. Whip the egg whites lightly, then fold into the yolks with the haddock, and add half the cheese.
  4. Melt the rest of the butter in the pan and cook the omelet. Do not fold, but slide the omelet onto a hot dish, sprinkle on the rest of the cheese, and pour the cream over it.
  5. Brown quickly under a hot grill and serve at once.

Contribution

by orkneyman_

Nutrition Facts

Per serving (1 of 2). Does not change when you scale ingredients.

  • Calories 679.5
  • Total Fat 121.5g
  • Saturated Fat 69.2g
  • Trans Fat 2.3g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 4.4g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 10.5g
  • Cholesterol 1182.6 mg
  • Sodium 2094.9 mg
  • Carbohydrate 11.5g
  • Sugar 3.8g
  • Protein 55.3g
  • Calcium 590.4 mg
  • Phosphorus 796.5 mg
  • Ca:P ratio 1:1.3
  • Vitamin A 476.2 mcg
  • B1 (Thiamin) 0.2 mg
  • B2 (Riboflavin) 1 mg
  • B3 (Niacin) 2.7 mg
  • B5 (Pantothenic) 0.4 mg
  • B6 0.4 mg
  • Folate 149.4 mcg
  • B12 4.5 mcg
  • Vitamin K 0.8 mcg
  • Zinc 4.6 mg
  • Selenium 104 mcg

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