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Omelet a LA Mode

A light, fluffy omelet made with eggs, cream, butter, and salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Cream and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Omelet a LA Mode

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the eggs

  1. Separate the yolks and whites of the eggs and beat them until light.

  2. Combine the beaten yolks and whites, then add the cream.

Cook and serve

  1. Heat butter in an omelet pan until boiling hot.

  2. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and shake until it begins to stiffen.

  3. Let it brown, season to taste, then fold in half and serve hot.

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. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Egg + creamtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together42,166 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Egg and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 42,166 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Whites trap air when beaten, giving the omelet lightness, while the yolks add richness and set firmly.
Cream
Adds moisture and softness, keeping the omelet tender rather than dry and rubbery.
Butter
Conducts heat into the pan and adds fat for browning and a rich flavour.

The step that matters

Shaking the eggs as they set. Shaking the pan while the eggs begin to stiffen keeps them moving so they cook evenly and stay tender. If left still, the bottom overcooks and toughens before the top sets.

“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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