French Fridays: Fresh herb omelette from My Paris Kitchen

David Lebovitz Omelette My Paris Kitchen on eatlivetravelwrite.comThis week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris KitchenOmelette aux fines herbes – is one I don’t think I’ve ever actually intentionally looked up a recipe for.  I mean, who needs a recipe for an omelette, right? Well interestingly, I’m including one in my kids’ French cookbook (because it is a classic) and it’s one I’ve had a lot of difficulty writing. How do you write instructions for something so simple?

The only recipe I had really looked at in depth (until this one!) is Julia’s which uses words and illustrations because I was interested in seeing how she put something so simple into words but apart from that I can’t really remember setting out to find a recipe for one.

David does a nice job of walking you through the process too – stressing the importance of using good eggs (when it’s the star ingredient, it really does make a difference!), great options for side dishes to accompany an omelette (duck fat fried potatoes and a green salad will do nicely, thanks!) and teaches an important technique (using a larger skillet – 30cm – so that you get crispy edges on your omelette and lifting the edges of the omelette gently once they are cooked to allow the runny egg on top to slide underneath) and it makes a pretty nice omelette 🙂

In the meantime, I’m still writing my instructions and think I’m going to take them for a test run with my students this term!

Get the recipe for David Lebovitz’s omelette aux fines herbes here or on p 133 of My Paris Kitchen.

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22 thoughts on “French Fridays: Fresh herb omelette from My Paris Kitchen”

  1. I agree, I never gave making omelets a second thought, but his instructions worked so beautifully.
    This was quite delicious and a great way to start the New Year. Happy New Year to you both.

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  2. It was kind of fun to actually follow an omelet recipe for once! And of course the results turned out perfectly. I can’t wait to see how you manage to write it out in your cookbook!

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  3. It’s so interesting to read about your cookbook process. I give my students a thing about reading like a writer and how, to become a better writer and more engaged reader, it can help to view any text like a contractor/carpenter/architect would look at a house/building, seeing the choices that were made and how it contributes to the whole. Anyway, it’s neat to see how you’re having to do that here, especially for something so à la minute like an omelet!

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    • I tell you it’s the biggest gift ever as a recipe writer to be working with my target audience every single day. I think a lot of people don’t realise how their words are interpreted 😉

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  4. You’re right that an omelette doesn’t usually require a recipe, but this one worked out much differently (better) than I expected. I do like my omelettes a little thicker, but I liked it enough that I’ve already make David’s version three times. Happy New Year, Mardi!

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    • I think a French omelette is quite different to what many people are used to (cooked less, thinner) so it was interesting to see what David used as a recipe/ technique. Glad you enjoyed!

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  5. I don’t think I’ve ever looked at a recipe for an omelette before, but I definitely learned something – the technique and especially not skimping on butter (as I tend to do) really made for a great result.

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  6. I too have never used a recipe, just did it and added whatever was in the refrigerator. This was a great recipe to start the New Year.

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  7. It was fun to follow a recipe for an omelet, that I must confess! Haha! And I’ve read it more than once before I made the omelet, sometimes simple recipes like this makes me wonder, is there a catch somewhere? haha!

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  8. Yes, I thought using the larger skillet was not a particularly great idea but I followed along like a “team player”. It ended up being perfect. Always learning something new with David and Dorie. Happy New Year to you both and may this year bring your cookbook to fruition.

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