What's for breakfast? Soufflé omelette de la Mère Poulard perhaps.

ASA335 · Aug 4, 2021

This is my first attempt at Soufflé omelette de la Mère Poulard (a soufflé omelette in the style of mother Poulard).

Other than needing to get the pan hotter, so that it is fluffier and has a golden brown color, it came out really good and tasty.

Any of you have anything similar?

Onomea · Aug 4, 2021

Looks mighty tasty! How do you get the fluffiness? Add milk to the eggs and beat away with vigor? Then just cook normally?

Rustyt1953 · Aug 4, 2021

I look forward to your food threads as they always feature tantalizing and well plated dishes. You should moonlight for Epicurious.🍽

ASA335 · Aug 4, 2021

I cheated

Onomea said:
Looks mighty tasty! How do you get the fluffiness? Add milk to the eggs and beat away with vigor? Then just cook normally?

Not exactly the Mère Poulard method, but I whisked two large eggs in a glass bowl using an electric hand mixer until I had the eggs at a soft peak stiffness.

My pan wasn't hot enough, so the mixture collapsed some before the bottom browned.

I may have to also whip the whites first and then fold in the yolks to get them even fluffier. I shall see.

ASA335 · Aug 4, 2021

Pish Tosh

Rustyt1953 said:
I look forward to your food threads as they always feature tantalizing and well plated dishes. You should moonlight for Epicurious.🍽

What I do when there is moonlight is something completely different.

bigwheelzip · Aug 4, 2021

Thanks for the memories of easily best egg dish we've ever enjoyed.

Sorry but can't help with any cooking suggestions. During each visit, we watched a bit of the cooking done over the fireplace in the entrance foyer, but didn't commit any of the preparation to memory We just savored the sublime result.

Onomea · Aug 4, 2021

'Zip, please tell us about the place in the photo. Location, etc. (Maybe we can all drop by for breakfast if in the neighborhood!)

bigwheelzip · Aug 4, 2021

Onomea said:
'Zip, please tell us about the place in the photo. Location, etc. (Maybe we can all drop by for breakfast if in the neighborhood!)

Highly recommend it. Just inside the defense wall gate of Le Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy France. A bit pricey for scrambled eggs, but a true culinary experience in a historical setting.

On Google maps:
Google Maps

The name is in the OP, la Mère Poulard.

Anne Boutiaut Poulard - Wikipedia

Kinman · Aug 4, 2021

Good lookin omelet, substitute sliced tomatoes for the avocado and I'm in.

robvious · Aug 4, 2021

I would second the beating of the whites to soft peaks and folding in the yolks... and funny... I just watched a Rick Steves episode on Normandy and Le Mont-Saint-Michel last night and he recommended the eggs.... and they said a copper bowl also helps with egg whites

Rpg · Aug 4, 2021

Your omelette looks like you have the basics mastered.

Unfortunately, I hate eggs, so I won’t try it for myself. But I’ll give it a try for my granddaughter! She likes eggs.

ASA335 · Aug 4, 2021

They are there.

Kinman said:
Good lookin omelet, substitute sliced tomatoes for the avocado and I'm in.

Underneath those avocados are slices from an heirloom tomato, and a bit of homemade mayonnaise to the side!

Old_Cop · Aug 4, 2021

Paper plate? Zut alors.

bigwheelzip · Aug 4, 2021

Old_Cop said:
Paper plate? Zut alors.

LOL.

Had the same thought.

The china service there was less formal when we went two years ago than it was in the first time in the mid-80's, .... but paper plates...... perish the thought.

Rustyt1953 · Aug 4, 2021

I'd eat that on a boiler plate.

ASA335 · Aug 4, 2021

Video

Here is the video I started with: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMlzQU3bUNQ[/ame]

Rustyt1953 · Aug 4, 2021

If you don't mind me horning in, this was dinner tonight.

Scallops, spinach and tomatoes in a garlic butter sauce.

Disclaimer: I had no hand in this. Ruthie even poured my beer for me.

Golddollar · Aug 4, 2021

bigwheelzip said:
Highly recommend it. Just inside the defense wall gate of Le Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy France. A bit pricey for scrambled eggs, but a true culinary experience in a historical setting.

On Google maps:
Google Maps

The name is in the OP, la Mère Poulard.

Anne Boutiaut Poulard - Wikipedia

If I ever go to see the ancestral estate in France, I'll have stop in for breakfast.

Kinman · Aug 4, 2021

Golddollar said:
If I ever go to see the ancestral estate in France, I'll have stop in for breakfast.

On my wife's trip to France Monte St. Michel is way up there on her list, she was lucky and visited at both low and high tides. The French know their way around a kitchen.

s&wchad · Aug 5, 2021

Old_Cop said:
Paper plate? Zut alors.

I have to agree. Other than that, it’s a lovely presentation. I don’’t even think I’d have to cover that omelet in sriracha sauce!

What's for breakfast? Soufflé omelette de la Mère Poulard perhaps.

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