Ham Omelette

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 oz. butter
• 2 ozs. lean ham
• 1 tablespoonful cream or milk
• pinch of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Break the eggs into a bowl and beat them up thoroughly until very light, add the milk and pepper and beat all together for three minutes longer.

2. 2

   Melt the butter in an omelette pan.

3. 3

   Mince the ham finely and fry a few seconds in the butter.

4. 4

   Add the beaten eggs and stir all together quickly.

5. 5

   When the eggs commence to set, stop stirring, smooth over the top and allow to brown beneath and set.

6. 6

   Brown the top lightly before the fire, fold over, turn out on a hot dish, pour hot tomato sauce round, and serve immediately.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Sea Cookery (1911) by Richard Bond, page 50. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HAM OMELETTE. 4 eggs 1 oz. butter 2 ozs. lean ham 1 tablespoonful cream or milk pinch of pepper

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