“I’m not a French chef, I just love to cook.” This is how Brooklyn Beckham expresses herself naturally in her latest video published on her Instagram. And David and Victoria’s first-born has managed to captivate his 16 million followers by cooking a French omelet. But it is by no means just any recipe: the young celebrity has been inspired by the series The Bear to make an omelet with caviar with a look that goes beyond the screen and has accumulated more than 93,000 likes.
In the series starring Jeremy Allen White, the character Sidney (Ayo Edebiri) prepares an omelet filled with Boursin cheese that he then crumbles over a few crinkle-cut fries flavored with onion and sour cream. In this case, Brooklyn Beckham has chosen a recipe that includes butter, chives and a very expensive Osetra caviar that many restaurants would like to serve. Although if there is something that stands out in this video, it is the amazing technique with which he prepares a perfect French omelet.
At the end of the video, we see how Brooklyn adds a generous spoonful of Osetra caviar on top of the French omelet. She serves it with a plastic cutlery, since metals change the acidity of this food and ruin its incredible umami flavor, the same one that Sidney was chasing with the onion and sour cream potatoes. Given her father’s predilection for seafood, it’s no surprise that the eldest Beckham loves caviar. For this recipe she uses, specifically Osetra caviar.
Osetra, oscietra, or ossietra refers to the name of the sturgeon from which the eggs come. These are amber or golden in color, have a size of approximately 3 millimeters and stand out for their soft and fruity flavor. This caviar, the second in popularity behind beluga, comes from Russia and a 135 gram can like the one Beckham uses in the video costs about 200 euros.
To prepare this delicious French omelet, Beckham vigorously beats half a dozen eggs in a bowl without any major additives. Next, he melts two cubes of butter—the French love it, he notes—over a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Then, she lowers the heat and pours in the beaten eggs, which she stirs slowly until they are well set.
With the help of a silicone spatula, Brooklyn rolls the omelette on the pan and serves it on a plate. To finish, she spreads another finger of cold butter over the tortilla, salts and peppers to taste and adds chopped chives and a generous spoonful of caviar.
