Puffy Corn Omelet

Name: Puffy Corn Omelet
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 3 ears of corn, husked; 4 larges eggs, separated; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh chives; 1 teaspoons salt; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Puffy Corn Omelet a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 234 calories, 8g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, butter, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Add corn to a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water, then remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes.

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Water

Corn

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Pot

Drain and, when cool enough to handle, cut kernels from cobs with a sharp knife into a bowl, then scrape cobs over bowl to extract "milk."

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Extract

Milk

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Knife

Bowl

Melt butter in a 10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet (preferably lightweight) and remove skillet from heat, then transfer 3 tablespoons melted butter to bowl with corn (leaving remaining butter in skillet to cool). Toss corn to coat and stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

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Butter

Pepper

Corn

Salt

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Frying Pan

Bowl

Whisk egg yolks with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until combined. Beat whites with a pinch of salt in another bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed until they just hold stiff peaks. Fold one third of whites into yolks to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Gently fold in corn mixture.

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Egg Yolk

Pepper

Corn

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Spoon mixture into skillet and bake until pale golden and set, 10 to 12 minutes. Loosen omelet with a heatproof rubber spatula and slide onto a plate.

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Spatula