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Omelette with Chicken Livers

4 servings

Ingredients

• chicken livers, washed and dried (some)
• salt (a little)
• pepper (a little)
• butter, for frying (a little)
• parsley, finely chopped (a little)
• shallots, finely chopped (a little)
• mushrooms, finely chopped (a little)
• flour, for dusting (a little)
• 2 tbsp Madeira
• omelette batter (like Omelette aux fines herbes) (as needed)

Instructions

1. Salt and pepper several well-washed, dried chicken livers and quickly fry them in butter, sprinkling finely chopped parsley, shallots, and mushrooms over them.
2. Dust the pan drippings with a little flour and bring to a boil with 2 tablespoons of Madeira.
3. Bake an omelette and fill it with the chicken livers.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.