Seafood Omelette

SEAFOOD OMELETTE

Steps:

• Spray a non stick frypan with cooking spray.
• Sauté onions and mushrooms over medium high heat until liquid has evaporated.
• Reduce to low, stir in crab meat and sour cream until heated through (sour cream should not boil), set aside.
• Beat 2 eggs with 2 tablespoons water; season with salt and pepper.
• Spray an 8 inch non stick frypan with cooking spray.
• Heat frypan over medium high heat.
• Pour in the egg mixture.
• As mixture sets at the edges, with a spatula, gently push cooked portions towards centre.
• When eggs are almost set on surface but still look moist, sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over centre of omelette.
• Lower heat to medium low and place 1/3 cup crab meat mixture over half the omelette.
• Fold the omelette in half and slide onto a warm plate.
• Repeat procedures to make 3 more omelettes.
• Garnish with shrimp halves.

SHRIMP OMELETTE

Steps:

• Heat oil in 8 inch skillet. Fry garlic until golden and discard. Add onion and saute until transparent. Add shrimp and saute until they turn pink.
• Beat eggs with salt and pepper in a large bowl until frothy. Add shrimp mixture and stir well. Return to pan, adding more oil if necessary. Cook over medium heat until eggs are set.
• Invert plate over the pan, flip omelette onto plate, return to the pan to brown on other side. Repeat process one more time. Serve hot.
• Garnish with diced tomatoes and shredded cheese.

SEAFOOD OMELETS WITH CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the filling by stirring Dijon mustard into chicken broth in a saucepan until dissolved. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then add 1/4 cup cream and 2 tablespoons butter. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until reduced by half, then stir in crab and shrimp; keep warm over low heat.
• Prepare the sauce by warming 1/4 cup cream, and 1 teaspoon mustard over medium heat. Once hot, whisk in the shredded cheese, then season to taste with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
• Whisk eggs, 1/4 cup cream, salt, and pepper together until smooth. Heat an 8-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat, and lightly oil with cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup of the egg mixture into hot pan, and swirl to make a thin, even layer of egg. Cook until firmed, then flip and cook for a few seconds more to firm the other side.
• To prepare omelets, spoon some of the seafood filling into the lower half of each omelet. Roll up into a cylinder. Serve 2 per person bathed with Cheddar sauce.

HEARTY SHRIMP OMELET

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the shrimp, red pepper, bacon, onion, lemon juice, jalapeno and seasonings in oil and 1 tablespoon butter for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and vegetables are tender. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, melt remaining butter over medium-high heat; add eggs (mixture should set immediately at edges). As eggs set, push cooked edges toward the center, letting uncooked portion flow underneath. , When the eggs are set, spoon shrimp mixture on one side and sprinkle with cheese; fold other side over filling. Invert omelet onto a plate; cut in half. Sprinkle with parsley.

CRAB AND SWISS OMELET

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in mushrooms, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to plate. Remove skillet from heat.
• In a small bowl, beat egg yolks and milk to blend. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with a dry beater until soft peaks form. Fold yolk mixture into whites.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat. When butter sizzles, pour egg mixture into skillet. Sprinkle mushrooms and crab meat evenly over the top. Cook until omelet begins to set, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese. Using a large spatula, fold omelet over, forming semicircle. Cover skillet; cook until omelet puffs and is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Slide omelet onto large plate.