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Omelet, with Oysters

A savory omelet made with oysters, eggs, salt, and pepper.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Oyster and egg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,103 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Omelet, with Oysters

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the oysters

  1. Scald the oysters in their own liquor until just about to boil.

  2. Plump the oysters by transferring them to cold water.

  3. Remove gills from oysters and beat them into the eggs.

  4. Reserve a few oysters for garnishing the plate.

Cook and serve

  1. Cook the mixture in a hot skillet until set.

  2. Serve garnished with reserved oysters.

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. Oyster + eggtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,103 recipes

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

  2. Oyster + peppertop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7,663 recipes

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

  3. Egg + peppertop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50,580 recipes

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

Egg and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 50,580 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
Set into a tender structure that holds the omelet together when cooked.
Oysters
Add briny, savory flavor and a soft, plump texture to the egg mixture.

The step that matters

Cook the mixture in a hot skillet until set. Eggs set through protein coagulation, and overcooking squeezes out moisture and makes them rubbery. Pulling the omelet once just set keeps it tender and moist, with the oysters still delicate.

“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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