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Rum Omelet

A light omelet flavored with rum, sweetened with sugar, and served with jam and powdered sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Rum and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,007 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Rum Omelet

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the batter

  1. Separate the egg whites from the yolks.

  2. Add sugar to the yolks and beat well.

  3. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then fold them into the yolk mixture along with the rum.

Cook and serve

  1. Melt the clarified butter in an omelet pan over moderate heat.

  2. Pour in the egg mixture and cook until set and browned.

  3. Place warm jam in the center of the omelet and fold it over.

  4. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Rum + buttertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,007 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Sugar + rumtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,908 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Whites trap air for lift, while yolks add richness and set into a tender structure.
Sugar
Sweetens the omelet and helps stabilise the beaten yolks.
Clarified butter
Fats the pan for even browning and adds a rich flavour without milk solids burning.
Rum
Adds aroma and a warm, boozy flavour to the egg mixture.
Jam
Provides sweetness and fruity moisture in the filling.

The step that matters

Folding the whites into the yolks. Folding gently keeps the air in the whipped whites. Stirring or deflating them makes the omelet dense and flat instead of light.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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