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Shrimp Omelette

Start your day off right with a protein-packed shrimp omelette that's both healthy and delicious.

Course Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword Shrimp Omelette
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp butter, unsalted
  • 2 Tbsp diced spring onions
  • 1 ¾ cup shrimps, fresh or frozen, loosely packed
  • 4 eggs
  • Salt, ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • Horseradish sauce and chopped spring onions to serve, if desired

Instructions

  1. In medium sized pan, on medium heat, add butter and saute onions for two minutes.

  2. Add shrimps and cook for 6 to 7 minutes. Stirr occasionally.

  3. Take your shrimps out to a plate and leave aside.

  4. Whisk eggs to become foamy and add heavy cream, salt and ground black pepper.Continue whisking.

  5. Pour eggs into the same pan you used for shrimps and slowly cook on low heat. That way you ensure the top sets before the bottom burns.

  6. Wait 20 – 30 seconds, then use a rubber spatula to lift up the edge, tilt pan to make the egg run off the surface under the omelette. Repeat 2 or 3 times around the edges of the omelette.

  7. When almost done but eggs are still soft, cover with shrimps.

  8. Using spatula, carefully lift one edge of egg layer, fold and bring the edge to meet the other side out of skillet and onto the serving plate.

  9. Top with chopped green onions and serve with horseradish sauce, if desired.