Crab And Havarti Omelet Recipes

CRAB OMELET

Steps:

• Mix the flaked crabmeat with the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
• Lightly beat the eggs in a bowl with the water and salt and pepper.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet and when the froth subsides, pour in the eggs.
• Place the crab and cheese on top of the eggs just when the eggs are beginning to set.
• Pour on the cream while the eggs are still liquid and transfer under a hot broiler for a few minutes until the top is golden brown.
• Do not fold, but slide on to a hot plate and serve immediately.

CRAB AND SWISS OMELET

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in mushrooms, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms to plate. Remove skillet from heat.
• In a small bowl, beat egg yolks and milk to blend. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites with a dry beater until soft peaks form. Fold yolk mixture into whites.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat. When butter sizzles, pour egg mixture into skillet. Sprinkle mushrooms and crab meat evenly over the top. Cook until omelet begins to set, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese. Using a large spatula, fold omelet over, forming semicircle. Cover skillet; cook until omelet puffs and is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Slide omelet onto large plate.

ASPARAGUS CRAB OMELETS

Steps:

• Place asparagus in a steamer basket. Place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water; bring to a boil. Cover and steam for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender; set aside. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, salt and pepper. Stir in tomatoes., Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small skillet over medium heat; add half of the egg mixture. As eggs set, lift edges, letting uncooked portion flow underneath. When the eggs are set, spoon half of the crab, asparagus and provolone cheese over one side; fold omelet over filling. Cover and let stand for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Repeat for second omelet.

CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the crab, mayonnaise, celery and onion. Place muffins on an ungreased baking sheet. , Broil 4-6 in. from the heat until toasted. Spread each muffin half with crab mixture. Top with tomato and cheeses; sprinkle with paprika. Broil until bubbly.

DUNGENESS CRAB OMLETTE

Steps:

• 1. IN AN OMLETTE PAN , HEAT OLIVE OIL OVER MEDIUM HEAT. ADD ONIONS AND SAUTE. MIX CRABMEAT, EGGS AND CHEESE; ADD TO PAN WITH SAUTEED ONIONS. REDUCE HEAT SLIGHTLY.
• 2. AS THE OMLETTE COOKS' LIFT THE EDGES WITH A SPATULA, LETTING THE UNCOOKED PART RUN UNDERNEATH, WHEN THE TOP LOOKS CREAMY AND ALMOST SET INCREASE THE HEAT TO LET IT BROWN SLIGHTLY. TURN THE OMLETTE ONTO A WARMED PLATE AND FOLD IT IN HALF. GARNISH WITH PARSLEY.

CRAB OMELETTE RECIPE - WEEKEND EGGS

Steps:

• Deseed the chilli and finely chop half the chilli and add to a hot pan with a little oil and the white ends of the spring onions and the ginger.
• Cook until the spring onions and the ginger are translucent and add to the crab meat in a small bowl and stir.
• Lightly beat the eggs until yolks are broken and mix in the soy and fish sauce.
• Prepare your garnish. Thinly slice the remaining chilli into strips. Pick a small handful of coriander leaves. Wash and drain the snow pea sprouts.
• Over medium-high heat add the rest of the oil and the butter to an omelette pan. When it's hot add the egg mixture and leave it for 15 seconds to start to set a little. With a silicon spatula, begin pushing the cooked egg towards the centre of the pan and additionally swirl the pan to get the unset eggs to cook. Run the spatula around the rim of the pan to stop it from sticking.
• When the omelette is becoming firm and there is only a little liquid on the surface of the omelette add the crab mixture to the centre of the omelette. Using the spatula, fold one side of the omelette to just over centre of the pan, followed by the other side. This will be the bottom of the omelette.
• Take the pan off the heat and turn the omelette over onto a plate.
• If you're going to present this to guests and want a fancy presentation, slice the omelette in half and arrange as in the photo (above).
• Drizzle with the oyster sauce and Sriracha, followed by the snow pea sprouts, the chilli strips and the coriander.

CRAB AND MUSHROOM OMELET

Steps:

• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat; coat with cooking spray. Add tomatoes and mushrooms; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add eggs, crabmeat, and Creole seasoning; cook until eggs are firm, 5 to 7 minutes.

CRAB AND HAVARTI OMELET

Steps:

• 1. PICK OVER THE CRABMEAT to remove any bits of shell or cartilage. If the crabmeat is quite wet, squeeze out the excess liquid. Set aside.
• 2. MELT 2 TABLESPOONS OF THE BUTTER in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until tender and the liquid they give off has evaporated, about 5 minutes; set aside.
• 3. MELT THE REMAINING TABLESPOON OF BUTTER in a 10-inch omelet pan or skillet (preferably nonstick) over medium-low heat. Whisk the eggs and cream together in a small bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the eggs into the omelet pan and cook until just barely set, 8 to 10 minutes.
• 4. Cover the omelet with the cheese and cook until it is melted, about 1 minute.
• 5. Add the crab, sauteed mushrooms, and most of the tomato and green onion (reserve a little for garnish).
• 6. FOLD THE OMELET IN HALF and cook for another minute or two to allow the filling to heat through, then gently slide the omelet onto the serving plate. Scatter the reserved tomato and green onion over the top, and cut the omelet in half to serve.

CRAB AND HAVARTI OMELET

Steps:

• PICK OVER THE CRABMEAT to remove any bits of shell or cartilage.
• If the crabmeat is quite wet, squeeze out the excess liquid.
• Set aside.
• MELT 2 TABLESPOONS OF THE BUTTER in a small skillet over medium heat.
• Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until tender and the liquid they give off has evaporated, about 5 minutes; set aside.
• MELT THE REMAINING TABLESPOON OF BUTTER in a 10-inch omelet pan or skillet (preferably nonstick) over medium-low heat.
• Whisk the eggs and cream together in a small bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour the eggs into the omelet pan and cook until just barely set, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cover the omelet with the cheese and cook until it is melted, about 1 minute.
• Add the crab, sauteed mushrooms, and most of the tomato and green onion (reserve a little for garnish).
• FOLD THE OMELET IN HALF and cook for another minute or two to allow the filling to heat through, then gently slide the omelet onto the serving plate.
• Scatter the reserved tomato and green onion over the top, and cut the omelet in half to serve.