The Basic Omelet

An omelet is a good technique to learn but it takes time! I had to make a lot of omelets into scrambled eggs or plain throw them away because they were so horrible. Once your good at them they take about 30 seconds to make so you could use it for a cheap party food. You'd have to stand over the stove the whole time but if you have picky eaters, its' easily customizable.

For fillings: Make sure things are pre-cooked before starting the omelet and all filling are brought to room temp or better yet, re heated. Cheese needs to be grated or shredded for better melting. The eggs are worried about their cooking so the fillings need to be finished cooking. Some suggestions for fillings are peppers and onions, ham, mushrooms, broccoli or asparagus, tomatoes, and cheeses like pepper jack, parmesan, or swiss. Anything you like to eat with eggs can pretty much go inside an omelet.

For one omelet you can use 2 eggs but 3 is preferred. There's no need to add extra liquid to the eggs for a single omelet but if your making a lot and have a large batch of cracked eggs, add about 1/2 teaspoon of water per egg. You can also add herbs to the batter before cooking, things like basil and thyme taste really good.

10 step to the perfect omelet:

1. Put eggs at room temp for 10-15 minutes. Cold eggs don't make as good of omelets.

2. Crack eggs into a bowl and season with a pinch of salt

3. Mix up eggs with a fork

4. Heat a non-stick pan over medium- high heat. Lightly butter pan once heated

5. Add eggs to pan and with a rubber spatula stir for about 5-10 seconds. This forms a few curdles

6. Use spatula to go around edges of omelet and gently loosen egg. allow to cook 10 seconds.

7. Using handle tilt pan in a circular motion to bring runny eggs in the middle out to the edges to cook. Let set a few seconds then run spatula around edges again.

8. Repeat step 7. Then allow to cook, untouched for 10 seconds

9. Loosen omelet and jerk toward you slightly. Fold over 1/3 or so of omelet so you get the trifold on the plate

10. Then switch your grip to an underhand and slid onto a plate 1/3 of way. Tilt pan to fold over omelet onto itself.

And that's your omelet. It takes practice so be patient. If this technique is a little confusing go to youtube.com and look up julia child making omelets. She does a great job of teaching it.