Crab Meat & Fontina Cheese Omelet – 6 oz

Prep

35 Minutes

Total

70 Minutes

Yield

2 Servings

Ingredients

Tomato Base

2 Tbsp

Oil, canola

1/3 Ea

Shallot, minced

2 Tsp

Tomato Paste

1/4 Tsp

Coriander, ground

1/4 Tsp

Sugar

2 Ea

Cilantro Stems

1/2 Cup

Dry White Wine

1 1/2 Cup

Clam Stock

1/4 Cup

Butter, cubed

6 Oz

Heron Point Crab Meat

1/8 Ea

Lemon, juiced

Pinch

Salt

Pinch

Black Pepper

Omelet

4 Ea

Eggs

Pinch

Salt

Pinch

Black Pepper

1 Tbsp

Oil, Canola

1/2 Cup

Fontina, grated

To Serve

1/3 Ea

Fresno Chili, sliced

1/8 Cup

Cilantro Leaves

Instructions

For the Tomato Base:

  1. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, sweat shallots in oil until translucent, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add tomato paste, ground coriander and sugar and stir to combine
  3. Add cilantro stems and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes
  4. Add white wine and boil until almost evaporated, about 6-8 minutes
  5. Add clam stock and bring to a boil
  6. Reduce heat and simmer until infused, about 15 minutes
  7. Strain stock into a clean saucepan and reduce over medium heat, until reduced by half
  8. Reduce heat to low and slowly whisk in butter, one piece at a time, being careful not to break the emulsion
  9. Add crab meat, season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  10. Keep warm

For the Omelet:

  1. Crack eggs into ramekins, 2 eggs in each ramekin
  2. Using a fork, whisk together and season with salt and pepper
  3. Heat omelet pan on medium with ½ Tbsp oil, pour eggs in pan and cook about 1 minute
  4. Add ¼ Cup fontina and ½ Cup marinated crab meat in the center of the cooked egg
  5. Fold omelet over the meat on both sides and cook until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes

To Serve

Place omelet in wide, shallow bowl. Spoon tomato base around and top omelet with a few pieces of crab meat, cilantro leaves and sliced chilis

Crab Meat & Fontina Cheese Omelet – 6 oz

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Ingredients

Tomato Base

2 Tbsp

Oil, canola

1/3 Ea

Shallot, minced

2 Tsp

Tomato Paste

1/4 Tsp

Coriander, ground

1/4 Tsp

Sugar

2 Ea

Cilantro Stems

1/2 Cup

Dry White Wine

1 1/2 Cup

Clam Stock

1/4 Cup

Butter, cubed

6 Oz

Heron Point Crab Meat

1/8 Ea

Lemon, juiced

Pinch

Salt

Pinch

Black Pepper

Omelet

4 Ea

Eggs

Pinch

Salt

Pinch

Black Pepper

1 Tbsp

Oil, Canola

1/2 Cup

Fontina, grated

To Serve

1/3 Ea

Fresno Chili, sliced

1/8 Cup

Cilantro Leaves

Instructions

For the Tomato Base:

  1. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, sweat shallots in oil until translucent, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add tomato paste, ground coriander and sugar and stir to combine
  3. Add cilantro stems and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes
  4. Add white wine and boil until almost evaporated, about 6-8 minutes
  5. Add clam stock and bring to a boil
  6. Reduce heat and simmer until infused, about 15 minutes
  7. Strain stock into a clean saucepan and reduce over medium heat, until reduced by half
  8. Reduce heat to low and slowly whisk in butter, one piece at a time, being careful not to break the emulsion
  9. Add crab meat, season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  10. Keep warm

For the Omelet:

  1. Crack eggs into ramekins, 2 eggs in each ramekin
  2. Using a fork, whisk together and season with salt and pepper
  3. Heat omelet pan on medium with ½ Tbsp oil, pour eggs in pan and cook about 1 minute
  4. Add ¼ Cup fontina and ½ Cup marinated crab meat in the center of the cooked egg
  5. Fold omelet over the meat on both sides and cook until cheese is melted, about 2 minutes

To Serve

Place omelet in wide, shallow bowl. Spoon tomato base around and top omelet with a few pieces of crab meat, cilantro leaves and sliced chilis