Ingredients

1 Basic French Omelet Mixture, 1 Egg

1 cup Sorrel, cleaned and trimmed

1 tbsp Butter

1/4 tsp Salt

Basic French Omelet

1 Egg, room temperature

1 tsp Cream

1/4 tsp Salt

1tsp Butter

Method

Shred sorrel.

In small, heavy saucepan, heat butter.

Add sorrel and salt, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add to egg mixture and make omelet as in "Basic French Omelet".

To Cook the Basic French Omelet

Place butter in pan and heat until butter is very slightly browned.

Add egg Mixture and immediately stir briskly with back of fork.

When the egg has thickened and there is no more liquid egg in the pan stop stirring and continue cooking for a few seconds, gently shaking the pan back and forth over the heat.

Take th pan off the heat and with fork fold one-third of omelet over center.

Then fold other third over first.

Slide omelet onto heated serving dish.

Just before serving, rub a piece of butter over the top of the omelet to give it a sheen.

*French omelets are famous for their smoothness and lightness. This is because the eggs are cooked very quickly and remain moist.

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