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Omelet

Invalid's omelet of one egg with 1 tsp milk and salt, fried in butter over low heat, rolled up and served at once with jam or sugar. Erken 1914.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 667 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Erken's simple invalid's omelet of one egg, served with jam or sugar. The base recipe is also used for omelet with spinach and with ham.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mix the batter

    Whisk the egg yolk with the milk and a little salt. Gently fold in the stiffly beaten egg white.

  2. 2

    Fry

    Melt the butter in the frying pan, pour in the batter and fry over low heat until the omelet takes on a nice pale yellow color.

  3. 3

    Serve

    Roll the omelet up, place it on a warm platter and serve at once with jam or sugar.

Changes from the original

Measure clarified (1 tsp butter, where the original is unclear in the print). Otherwise unchanged.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 800) → Modernised~66% of the text changedremovedadded
1 stk egg (delt). 1 teskje melk ts melk. 1 — ts smør (til steking). salt. Eggeplommen vispes syltetøy eller sukker (til servering). Visp eggeplommen med melken, den stivvispede eggekvite has melken og litt salt. Vend forsiktig i. inn den stivpiskede eggehviten.. Smelt smøret i stekepannen, hell i røren helles i, og stek over svak varme til omeletten får en pen lysegul farve. Rulles farge.. Rull omeletten sammen, legges legg den på varmt fat og serveres straks. Syltetøi server straks med syltetøy eller sukker serveres til. sukker.

Note on Modernised

Maal presisert (1 ts smør der originalen er utydelig i trykket). Ellers uendret.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is the egg separated when making this omelet?
The egg yolk is whisked with the milk, and the egg white is beaten stiff and gently folded in. That makes the omelet airy and light – which suits it well as invalid food.
How long does it take, and how should it be fried?
The omelet is done in about 10 minutes total. Melt the butter in the frying pan, pour in the batter and fry over low heat until the omelet takes on a nice pale yellow color.
What is it served with?
The omelet is rolled up, placed on a warm platter and served at once, with jam or sugar alongside.
How many servings does the recipe make?
It is meant for one serving: 1 egg, 1 teaspoon milk, 1 teaspoon butter and salt. The recipe appears in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), p. 667, under nursing and invalid food.

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