How to Cook Frittata Lorraine

Serves: 6-8

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients needed to make Frittata Lorraine:

• 12 large eggs
• 4 medium shallots, halved longitudinally and finely sliced crosswise
• 6-8 oz Canadian bacon, diced
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 ¾ cups Gruyere cheese, shredded
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, diced
• 1 tsp sea salt

Cooking instructions for Frittata Lorraine:

• Place the rack midway within the oven and warm it up to high heat.
• Crack the eggs into a large bowl and empty 1 ¼ cups cheese into it.
• Whisk them together along with milk and a dash of salt until the yolks break down and form a smooth mixture.
• Beat in ground black pepper generously until well combined and set aside.
• Toss the butter cubes into an oven-proof skillet, along with a lashing of oil and heat over moderately high flame until the former melts.
• Throw in the shallots and stir fry, along with a dash of seasonings, for about 3 minutes or until they soften.
• Stir in the bacon as well as chopped herbs and continue to sauté further for another 3 minutes or until they brown nicely.
• Drizzle the egg blend over the sautéed mixture and cook over slightly reduced heat, undisturbed, for about 15 minutes or until the egg is set around the edges.
• Top it up with rest of the cheese and place it in the hot broiler to broil for about 4 minutes or until the frittata is cooked through and it puffs up.
• Remove from oven and serve right away.

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Last Updated on April 14, 2013 by