Named after
Antoine Augustin Parmentier, just like about any
French dish that involves
potatoes.
Do you have
eggs,
potatoes,
salt,
oil and a reasonably
functional set of
hands ? Yes ? Well,
rejoice : You can make an
Omelette Parmentier.
For a good,
fulfilling omelette, 1
potato and 2
eggs per
person are just
Ok.
First, cut the
potatoes in little
dice.
Fry them in
oil (Incidentally, you're actually making
Pommes Sautées - the mother of all
French Fries types).
Add salt.
If you're doing this with a
microwave oven (just as
I do), I suggest you pre-
cook the potatoes before frying them (5 to 6 minutes).
Take the
eggs.
Mix them until you get a
homogenous fluid. Put the
pommes sautées in that fluid.
Add salt.
Pour the whole stuff in a hot
pan and wait. (
Alt: pour it in a
plate and cook it with the microwave oven). The
omelette is ready when it reaches a brownish-to-
golden shade of
ocre, solidified on the
surface, yet
juicy inside.
Wizards Only Tip : It's even better with
cooked onions.