How long should the omelet be cooked?

First a light browning on the underside in a pan with 20 g melted butter, then the pan is put in a hot oven and cooked a further 15–20 minutes.

Why should the egg yolks be stirred so long?

The egg yolks are stirred with the sugar for a quarter hour to become pale and airy. Then the stiffly beaten egg whites are folded in, so the omelet rises and becomes light.

What is meant by glazing with a salamander?

After the omelet is filled with lukewarm jam, folded together and placed on a warm platter, it is dusted with confectioners' sugar and quickly browned on top with a salamander – a glowing iron used to caramelize the surface.

Why should the jam be lukewarm and not too runny?

Lukewarm jam does not cool the omelet, and too much juice would make it soggy and cause it to collapse when folded.

Omelet with Jam (omelette en surprise)

Name: Omelet with Jam (omelette en surprise)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 5 pcs egg (separated); 1 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp jam (lukewarm, not too runny); 20 g butter (for the pan); 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar (for dusting over)

Omelette en surprise from Erken 1914: 5 eggs stirred with 1 tbsp sugar, stiff whites folded in, fried in butter and then in the oven 15–20 min, filled with 3 tbsp lukewarm jam, folded, dusted with confectioners' sugar and glazed.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 465 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the dessert chapter in "Stor kokebok" (1914). A salamander was a glowing iron held over the sugar to caramelize the surface — the forerunner of today's broiler/torch.

How to make it

1
Stir the egg yolks
Stir the egg yolks with the sugar for about 15 minutes.
2
Fold in the whites
Beat the egg whites stiff and gently fold them into the egg yolks.
3
Fry on the stovetop and in the oven
Melt 20 g butter in a pan and pour in the omelet mixture. When the omelet is lightly browned on the underside, the pan is put in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)) and cooked a further 15–20 minutes.
4
Fill and fold
Place the lukewarm jam on the omelet without too much juice, fold it over and turn it out onto a warm platter.
5
Glaze
Dust with confectioners' sugar and quickly glaze the surface under the broiler or with a blowtorch (the original's salamander). Serve at once.

Changes from the original

"Powdered glazing sugar" is modernized to confectioners' sugar, and "salamander" is replaced with a broiler element or blowtorch. The oven temperature is given in degrees.

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From1914 1949 Modernised

To1914 1949 Modernised

1949 (proofread, p. 532) → Modernised~79% of the text changedremovedadded

~~(Omelette en surprise.)~~ 5 stk egg (deles). 1 ~~spiseskje sukker~~ ss sukker. 3 ~~spiseskjeer syltetøi~~ ss syltetøy (lunkent, ikke for saftig). 20 ~~gr. smør. Eggeplommene røres~~ g smør (til pannen). 1 ss melis (til å strø over). Rør eggeplommene med sukkeret ~~¾ time, tilsettes de stivvispede eggehviter. Omeletten helles~~ i ~~panne, hvori er smeltet~~ omtrent 15 minutter.. Pisk eggehvitene stive og vend dem forsiktig inn i eggeplommene.. Smelt 20 ~~gr. smør.~~ g smør i en panne og hell inn omelettmassen. Når omeletten er lett brunet på undersiden, settes pannen i varm ovn (ca. 200 °C) og stekes videre ~~i 15 —20 minutter. Omeletten belegges med~~ 15–20 minutter.. Legg det lunkne ~~syltetøi~~ syltetøyet på omeletten uten ~~formeget~~ for mye saft, ~~bøies sammen, vendes, idet~~ brett den ~~legges~~ sammen og vend den over på et varmt ~~fat, strøes med støtt glasursukker~~ fat.. Strø over melis og ~~glaseres~~ glaser overflaten raskt under grillen eller med en ~~salamander. Til 4 å 5 personer.~~ gassbrenner (originalens salamander). Serveres straks.

Note on Modernised

«Støtt glassursukker» er modernisert til melis, og «salamander» erstattet med grillelement eller gassbrenner. Ovnstemperatur er angitt i grader.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the omelet be cooked?: First a light browning on the underside in a pan with 20 g melted butter, then the pan is put in a hot oven and cooked a further 15–20 minutes.
Why should the egg yolks be stirred so long?: The egg yolks are stirred with the sugar for a quarter hour to become pale and airy. Then the stiffly beaten egg whites are folded in, so the omelet rises and becomes light.
What is meant by glazing with a salamander?: After the omelet is filled with lukewarm jam, folded together and placed on a warm platter, it is dusted with confectioners' sugar and quickly browned on top with a salamander – a glowing iron used to caramelize the surface.
Why should the jam be lukewarm and not too runny?: Lukewarm jam does not cool the omelet, and too much juice would make it soggy and cause it to collapse when folded.

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