How do I make a good Omelette?

[bedlam]

Mine are rubbish compared to my Mums. Whats the best way to make them?

[tigerlily]

well.. i usually figure out what i'm going to put in it, mix it all together in a bowl, with the egg, and then fry it up on the stove... mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, cheese, meat if you eat it, are all pretty good in one :) (imo)

[peacefuljeffrey]

Good question!

I made crappy omelettes until I happened to watch a pro do it at my great-aunt's country club's restaurant.

I'll tell you the secret in a second.

I make a three-egg omelette. Usually I put some veggies and cheese in it.

You have a choice of putting the veggies into the egg mix, or sandwiching them inside the fold. It's better to put them into the mix, or you will have raw veggies in your omelette, or otherwise you'll have to pre-fry them.

I add chopped green pepper, onion and tomato to mine. (It's funny, because I never used to like that stuff in an omelette but now it's not an omelette without them!) :D

Whisk it all together in a bowl, with a fork or an actual whisk -- doesn't matter.

Have your cheese prepared already. Shredded works best, but you can use slices. I love cheddar, American, and especially feta! :p Yummm!

Get your pan medium hot, spray it with Pam (I don't use butter anymore, since I want stick-free-ness, not butter flavor.) When the pan is preheated, pour in the egg mixture. It should sizzle a bit or the pan is not quite hot enough.

Here is the secret:
It's common to want to wait until the egg is solidified enough to be able to reliably and neatly flip the omelette without tearing it. But depending on the diameter of your pan, the top of the depth of egg may not cook until the pan-surface part of the egg is wayyyy overcooked.

To avoid this happening, use a spatula to lift an edge of the omelette after the first minute or so of cooking. (Pop any blisters that may occur on the omelette, by the way.) When you lift the edge of the omelette, tilt the pan and let the liquid egg run down to the underside of the part you lifted. This will get it a chance to cook and solidify, but you don't have to wait for the rest to burn to have it happen! :D

Do this several times on various sides of the omelette until there is no more runny egg on top. Now, here's the tough part. If you're good, you can actually flip the omelette in the air to get the top side down on the pan. It's not easy. It can get messy. I don't always attempt it. Sometimes you might use the spatula and do it very very manually. You might place a plate on the top of the omelette, turn the pan upside down, and then slide it from the plate back to the pan, undone-side down. That can be even messier than the flip, though! Honestly, getting it so that the top can be down is the part I'm not expert at yet.

From here it doesn't need much more cooking. Put your cheese on HALF the omelette, and use the spatula to flap the other half on top of it. Cook for about half a minute or so (check the underside to see if it's done to your liking) and then flip the omelette over the fold so that what is currently the top of the crescent is down on the pan, and cook an equal amount of time. Then serve. :D

Let me know if this works for you, or if you're unclear about any part of these instructions.

Enjoy!

-Jeffrey

[Trickster]

Mix 3 or 4 eggs in a bowl until blended (you can add a little milk if you want)

Add ham

Pour into pan

Add lots of cheese (grated or slices) I use tasty, coon or aussie cheddar

When cooked on the bottom, flip one half over on top of the other.

Pour tommy (tomato) sauce over the top but not too much. Remember, less is more ;)

[Kastenfrosch]

it's makes them very fluffy, if you put a bit of carbonated water in the egg mixture.... hmmm.


I especially love omelettes with mozzarella cheese and spinach!

[Trickster]

You sound like you'd love zucchini slice. It's kinda like quiche but waaaaaaaay better :)



it's makes them very fluffy, if you put a bit of carbonated water in the egg mixture.... hmmm.


I especially love omelettes with mozzarella cheese and spinach!

[bedlam]

thanx folks.. shall buy more eggs tomorrow..

[Trickster]

Coon cheese is the best in an omelette, that honey ham too :p



thanx folks.. shall buy more eggs tomorrow..