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Omelette Arnold Bennett recipe
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Omelette Arnold Bennett recipe

15 ingredients 10 min + 10 min 2 people openrecipes

A famous classic, made for the novelist Arnold Bennett, who wrote an entire novel, Imperial Palace, while staying at the Savoy hotel. It only takes a little effort to make your own!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1238
Calories
60g
Protein
56g
Fat
122g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Haddock 100g cooked 112
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 plain flour
  • tsp butter, at room temperature, plus extra for frying
  • 15 milk
  • g bay leaf
  • 200 black peppercorns
  • ml cloves
  • 1 onion
  • 0.25 smoked, un-dyed haddock fillet
  • tsp large egg yolks
  • 5 single cream
  • 0.5 mature cheddar, finely grated
  • 200 salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • g dash oil, for greasing
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 loaf of crusty bread to serve (optional)

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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