Brillat-savarin's recipe for tuna fish omelet

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Carp roe
3 ounces Fresh tuna, minced
1 Shallot, minced
2 ounces Butter, not softened
2 ounces Butter, softened
1 tablespoon Chives, snipped
1 tablespoon Parsley, minced
12 Eggs
1 ounce Water
2 ounces Butter, clarified
1 Lemon

Directions

Rinse and trim roe. Blanch in salted water for 5 min. Drain and chop.

Mix tuna, roe, shallot, and 2 oz butter together in a pan over medium heat. Cook until butter is melted. Roe and tuna should not brown.

Remove from heat and set aside. Cream 2 oz softened butter with herbs. Set aside. Beat eggs lightly with water. Add roe mixture and mix well. Cook omelet in clarified butter until done. Put herb butter into a warm dish with a depression in the middle. Squeeze lemon over it.

When the omelet is ready, place it atop the herb butter in the dish.

Serve at once, spooning some of the melted butter over each portion.

From: Michael Loo

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