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Omelette with Potato and Herbs

Potatoes softened first, eggs poured over and finished gently. Quick, mild, and the dinner for a night when nothing heavier appeals.

Omelette with Potato and Herbs. Potatoes softened first, eggs poured over and finished gently. Quick, mild, and the dinner for a night when nothing heavier appeals.
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Prep 10 minCook 20 minServes 2

Ingredients

Why metric?

Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements

  • 5 eggs (255 g)
  • 450 g potatoes, skins on, thinly sliced
  • 20 ml extra-virgin olive oil (18 g)
  • 12 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 8 g chives, snipped
  • 80 g baby spinach, to serve
  • 1 g iodised table salt
  • 40 g parmesan, finely grated
  • Ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 slices wholegrain bread (80 g), to serve

Method

  1. Warm the oil in a 22 cm non-stick pan over medium-low heat and cook the potato, covered, for 12-14 minutes, turning occasionally, until tender enough to cut with the side of a spoon.
  2. Beat the eggs with the parmesan, the salt, most of the herbs and plenty of pepper.
  3. Pour them over the potato and cook 6-8 minutes on low, drawing the set edges in with a spatula and letting the loose egg run underneath.
  4. When only the surface is still loose, cover the pan and give it 2 minutes more; the steam sets the top without browning the base.
  5. Slide it onto a board, scatter the rest of the herbs over and cut in half. Serve with the spinach and the bread, toasted.

Tomorrow

The potato firms and the omelette tightens. Sliced cold into a lunchbox it is better than it is reheated.

Safety and storage

Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C

Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.

Where these temperatures come from