Omelet Lorraine Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Roll pie dough to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate and chill for at least 20 minutes before baking. Line the chilled pie crust with foil and fill halfway up with dried beans, rice, or baking weights. Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove foil and weights and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan to drain. Blot out some of the oil from the skillet, leaving 1 to 2 teaspoons. Add leeks, onion, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until tender and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream, and milk together in a large bowl. Add thyme and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle 2/3 of onion-leek mixture on the bottom of the baked crust. Top with 1/3 cooked bacon and 2/3 Gruyere cheese. Ladle in egg mixture carefully. Sprinkle with remaining onion-leek mixture, remaining bacon, and remaining Gruyere cheese.
• Bake filled quiche in the preheated oven until browned and set, and no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

OMELET LORRAINE

Steps:

• Make the filling: in a small bowl, combine bacon, cheese, and green onion.
• Make the omelet: in a bowl, whisk the eggs, water, salt, nutmeg, and cayenne together.
• Heat an 8-inch omelet pan over medium heat.
• Add butter; swirl to coat bottom of pan.
• When butter foams, pour in egg mixture all at once.
• Let set until edges begin to cook, about 20 seconds.
• With a spatula, gently lift edges of mixture and tip skillet to let the uncooked egg mixture flow underneath.
• Continue to do this until the top is almost dry, 3-4 minutes.
• Spoon filling over ½ of the omelet; fold the other side over to cover.
• Let stand for a few seconds to let cheese melt.
• Turn out onto a warmed plate; garnish with parsley and serve.