| For 4
6 oz fresh crab meat
8 eggs whole
1 tbs. chopped basil
1 medium red bell pepper
1 medium green bell pepper
1/2 red onion
1 oz lobster oil
1 oz cream 33%
salt & pepper to taste
Bread :
1 French baguette
1 tbs butter room temperature
1 oz freshly grated parmesan cheese
3 tbs chopped parsley
1 tbs chopped fresh garlic
Frittata:
Preheat the oven at 350°F. Clean the seeds out of the
peppers, and slice onions and peppers into strips of about
1/3 wide by 3 inches long. Sauté in a non stick pan
with 1 tbs lobster oil on medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes
until the vegetables become translucent. Add the crab meat
and mix together with the chopped basil. Reserve. Mix the
eggs in a bowl with a whisk. Add salt and pepper and the cream.
In a pan, pour the mix over the sauteed vegetables and mix
with a wooden spoon over the stove to ensure it is well mixed.
Cook in the oven for 5 minutes at 350°F. When the eggs
are cooked remove from the oven, flip upside down on a plate
and keep aside to cool down.
Bread:
Mix the butter in a bowl with the chopped garlic, parsley,
parmesan cheese and remaining lobster oil (1 tbs). Mix well
with a spoon and add pepper. Cut the baguette 2/3 length wise,
spread the butter in the middle. Wrap the baguette with aluminium
foil and bake in the oven for 35 min at 350°F. When ready,
take the bread out of the oven, remove the aluminium foil
and slice the bread into 8 pieces. Cut the frittata like a
pie and enjoy with the warm bread. Also, if you like you can
drizzle the cold frittata with a bit of balsamic vinegar.
It also works very well with proscuitto ham.
* Crab meat can be substituted for smoked salmon, shrimp
or any seafood. Nice recipe for brunch or picnic. |
