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#8 Ratatouille (2007) is an Allegory for Libertarianism and an Omelette

Season 1 | Episode 8
1h 12m | Nov 11, 2022

Paul gets fired up explaining how Ratatouille is a libertarian propaganda film while Jeremy goes deep on French cuisine and the benefits of foodcations.

The French Omelette – Mushroom and goats cheese

This is a really simple one. Not too many moving parts, but the technique is where the challenge comes in. You will definitely have to work your way through a few deformed omelettes before you get it right. Even I still struggle with it. 

You’ll need:

3 eggs 

A knob of butter

A frying pan- not too big. If you have too much surface area your omelet gets too thin and becomes a weird egg crepe

Chives- finely chopped

Onions- finely chopped

Mushrooms- sliced vertically

Tomme de Chevre de Pays- or any harder goat’s cheese. Shredded on the finest setting your shredder has

To make: 

Sauté the onions until translucent and add in the mushrooms. Sautee both until the moisture is drawn out of the mushrooms and everything is getting caramelized. Remove from the heat and set this aside. 

In a small bowl, beat 3 eggs until the yolks and whites are combined. Heat up your pan and add in the butter to coat the bottom. Pour in the eggs and keep them moving by dragging the liquid from the outside in and allowing more to take its place this will prevent burning and keep your omelette fluffy. 

Once you have a semi-cooked layer over a fully cooked bottom, add in the mushrooms and sprinkle liberally with the cheese. 

Now comes the flip. If you want to be fancy, make sure the edges of your omelet have released from the pan and it is moving freely. As if you are sauteing vegetables flip the egg over on itself using the rim of the pan. The goal is to make it into an omelette burrito. 

If this fails and you throw mushrooms all over yourself roll it over with a spatula and call it a day. 

Sprinkle with salt, pepper and chives for garnish. 


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