Abalone and Asian mushroom omelette


The humble omelette gets a luxury upgrade from chef Frank Shek. 

Ingredients

  • 150 gmixed Asian mushrooms, enoki, shiitake, shimeji, oyster, black fungi    
  • ½ punnetsnow pea sprouts, halved  
  • handful bean sprouts  
  • ½ bunchgarlic chives, halved   
  • 2spring onions, cut into julienne  
  • 2-3 tbspmushroom soy sauce (we use Healthy Boy brand)  
  • 2 tspsesame oil  
  • 4eggs  
  • pinch of ground white pepper  
  • 500 ml(2 cups) vegetable oil, for frying 
  • 200 mlchicken stock  
  • 60 ml(¼ cup) oyster sauce 
  • 2 tbsppalm sugar syrup or 1 tbsp grated palm sugar  
  • 2 tbspdeep-fried ginger julienne (see note), to serve 

Abalone confit  
  • 3-4medium whole green lip abalone    
  • 100 mlextra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil  
  • 1cinnamon stick  
  • 2whole star anise  
  • 2 tspfennel seeds  
  • 3whole cloves  
  • ½ tspwhole white peppercorns  
  • ½small knob ginger, sliced