Happy Sunday! Have you watched the TV show, “The Bear” on Hulu? If you haven’t yet seen it, the premise is a young Michelin Star chef returns to his hometown of Chicago to run a family Italian Beef restaurant after the death of his brother. I love this show, it’s very well-written and acted. Also, I love to see shows and movies about restaurants and the people who work in them. In season 2 of “The Bear,” the penultimate episode is called Omelette. In the episode, Chef Sydney makes a beautifully simple Boursin Omelette, topped with potato chips. I love to make and eat a rolled French-style omelette, so replicating this recipe was immediately at the top of my list. So let’s get to the Boursin Omelette from “The Bear.”
The Summary
Today we are making a French-style rolled omelette
Be sure to find the shoppable key ingredients and equipment at the end of the post
Boursin Omelette from “The Bear”
1. Eggs
The first recipe I ever made for Kelly’s Kitchen was a French-style Boursin Omelette. Today’s version offers two new things to the recipe. One is the technique of whisking the eggs in a fine mesh strainer over a bowl. The other is the addition of Ruffles Sour Cream and Onion Potato chips topping the finished omelette.
Whisking the eggs in the fine mesh strainer ensures that you have a very smooth whisked egg mixture. Once you have whisked the eggs through the strainer, give the eggs in the bowl another good whisking to fully combine the whites and the yolks.
I am making one, 3-egg omelette. So I am using about ⅓ of the Boursin. Be sure to slice the cheese into thin strips before you start cooking the eggs because the eggs will require your full attention and it all happens pretty quickly.
2. Cooking the Omelette
In an 8 or 10-inch nonstick skillet over low heat, melt about 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter. Once the butter is melted, pour the eggs into the pan.
With a silicone spatula, begin to gently stir the eggs as if you’re making scrambled eggs, but do so lightly because you don’t want to create large curds.
Once you have some small cooked egg curds and still uncooked, runny egg mixture, tilt the pan around to run the uncooked egg to cover the whole pan so that you have a solid surface of egg.
Let the egg cook slightly more, about 30 seconds. Lightly shake the pan back and forth, when the whole egg surface moves as a whole and there is still slightly undercooked egg on top, we are ready for the cheese. Cut the heat.
3. Boursin
Lay the slices of Boursin just slightly below the center of the egg surface.
Using your silicone spatula, fold the short side of the egg over the cheese. Then tilt the pan toward the long side of the egg to help roll the egg and cheese over itself.
Then, tilt the pan over your plate and use the spatula to gently ease the omelette out of the pan, keeping the seam-side on the bottom.
4. Finishing Touches
Center the omelette on the plate. Then gently rub unsalted butter over the top of the omelette. Top the omelette with crushed sour cream and onion potato chips and finely chopped chives.
As I mentioned at the top, I have making Boursin Omelettes for years, it’s my favorite egg dish; but when I saw the Omelette episode of “The Bear,” when she added the crushed potato chips, it kinda blew my mind.
I didn’t add any salt to the eggs. In my opinion, extra salt is not needed; the Boursin is flavored with garlic and herbs and is salty enough; plus the potato chips are super salty. The light, crispy crunch and the sour cream and onion flavor of the chips is a wonderfully addictive addition to a creamy Boursin Omelette. As they say in “The Bear,” it’s fire. I hope you give this a try, it really is a special omelette. Take care and be well, xo Kelly
Key Ingredients and Equipment
Made In 10-inch Nonstick Pan | Di Oro Silicone Spatula Set | Large Fine Mesh Strainer | 11-inch Balloon Whisk | Ruffles Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips | Jadeite Batter Bowl
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