Souffle Omelet

Name: Souffle Omelet
Ingredients: ¼ cup grated cheese or some other filling suitable for an ordinary omelet; ¼ cup grated cheese or some other filling suitable for an ordinary omelet; pinch of pepper; 2 Tbsp. butter; 3 large eggs, separated; ½ tsp. salt

Preparation info

Serves
1-2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Cheap Food

By Miriam Ungerer

Published 1973

About

This is much easier to make than a real soufflé and, for some people, easier than a classic omelet. It is actually just a puffed omelet started on top of the stove and finished in the oven.

Ingredients

3 large eggs, separated
½ tsp. salt
pinch of pepper

Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 450°.

Beat the whites with the salt until stiff but not dry (a pinch of cream of tartar makes them mount higher) and in another large bowl beat the yolks until thick. Beat the pepper and filling into the yolks. Add one third of the egg whites to the yolks an