Lucky Cat Shrimp Omelette

Name: Lucky Cat Shrimp Omelette
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 4 eggs; 1 heaped tbsp cornflour; Reserved coriander stalks; 100g (1 cup) fresh or frozen cooked or peeled brown (baby) shrimp; 4 tbsp groundnut or vegetable oil; Sea salt; Small handful of coriander leaves, dill and mint, coriander stalks reserved and chopped; 1 tbsp crispy fried onions; 0.5 red chilli, deseeded if you want a milder heat, finely sliced; Chilli oil, for drizzling

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:5min

This omelette is from Lucky Cat, my pan-Asian restaurant in London, and was inspired by a trip to Laos for my National Geographic series, Uncharted. I love the combination of fish sauce, coriander (cilantro) and chilli with the brown shrimp that are native to the UK, but it works really well with regular prawns (shrimp) too. Serve with sticky rice, virtually the national dish of Laos, and a green salad.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:57:29 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories525.4 kcal (26%)

Total Fat43.8 g (63%)

Carbs16.9 g (6%)

Sugars8.2 g (9%)

Protein16.7 g (33%)

Sodium1955.5 mg (98%)

Fiber0.7 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2 Tbspfish sauce

2 Tbsplime juice

1 Tbspcaster sugar

4eggs

1 heaped tbspcornflour

coriander stalks

Reserved

100gshrimp

fresh, or frozen, cooked or peeled, brown

4 Tbspgroundnut oil

or vegetable

sea salt

coriander leaves

coriander stalks reserved and chopped

dill

mint

1 Tbsponions

crispy, fried

0.5red chilli

deseeded if you want a milder heat, finely sliced

chilli oil

for drizzling

Instructions

Step 1

Put the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar into a bowl and add 1 tablespoon water. Season with a pinch of salt and mix well.

Step 2

Crack the eggs into a separate bowl, then add the cornflour, coriander stalks and the fish sauce mixture. Beat together until fully combined.

Step 3

Stir in the shrimps.

Step 4

Place a small, non-stick frying pan (skillet) over a medium heat and add the groundnut oil. When very hot, pour in the egg mixture and allow to cook for 30-60 seconds, until puffed up and beginning to brown. Using a board or plate, flip it over and cook for a further 30 seconds.

Step 5

Fold the omelette over and slide onto a plate. Garnish with the coriander, dill and mint leaves, the crispy onions and red chilli, and drizzle over some chilli oil.