007 Food: An omelette fines herbes with whisky

Food: An omelette fines herbes with whisky

Bond book appearance: Devil May Care (2008)

Experience of 007 Travelers: At home. Bond eats this kind of meal in a large room at the top of the Terminus Nord Hotel

“There was a large room at the top of the Terminus Nord with a good shower and plentiful shampoo and soap. Bond had room service send up some whisky and Perrier, then poured himself a large glassful as he relaxed on the bed with a clean white towel wrapped round him.”

“As for tonight, the Finnish notes he had changed at the airport had given him enough money for a good dinner, but he didn’t feel in the mood. He rang down again to Reception, told them to bring an omelette fines herbes and the rest of the whisky bottle.”

Sebastian Faulks: “Devil May Care” (2008)

Omelette aux fines herbes by Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

• 2 large free-range eggs , at room temperature
• a few sprigs of mixed herbs, such as chives, tarragon, chervil and parsley
• 1 large knob of butter

Method

1. Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk lightly with a fork. Chop and add the herbs and season with sea salt and black pepper.
2. Heat the butter in a 23cm non-stick or cast-iron pan over a medium-high heat until foaming.
3. Once the foam dies down, pour in the egg mixture and gently shake the pan to distribute. Cook for 20 seconds or so, until it begins to bubble, then draw it into the centre with a wooden spoon and shake the pan again to redistribute the uncooked egg.
4. Cook the omelette until the base is set, but it is still slightly runny in the middle (unless you don’t like that).
5. Remove the pan from the heat and fold 2 sides into the middle. Shake the pan so the edges roll together then turn the omelette onto a plate, folding it over in the process. Serve with crusty bread.

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