Brown Shrimp Omelette

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

Appears in
Fiori Di Zucca: Recipes and Memories from My Family's Kitchen Table

By Valentina Harris

Published 2013

  • About

This was one of my mother’s favourite dishes, and I can see why – the eggs and little brown shrimps come together so perfectly in this lovely recipe of hers, which is reminiscent of her time in Belgium. You can, of course, make four separate two-egg omelettes instead of one large eight-egg omelette as below.

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • a splash of milk
  • 45 g/

Method

Beat the eggs in a large bowl until only just combined, then stir in a pinch of salt, pepper and a splash of milk.

Melt the butter in a large, non-stick omelette pan or frying pan over a medium heat. As soon as the butter has melted and stopped sizzling, but is not browned, pour in the egg mixture and tilt the pan so it covers the base. Cook the omelette until the egg is mostly set on t