Photo: Omelet Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 eggs, warmed in hot water for 5 minutes
- Pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon room temperature butter, plus 1/2 teaspoon for finishing omelet
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh chopped chives
Directions
Crack the warm eggs into a bowl, add salt and blend with a fork. Heat a 10-inch nonstick aluminum pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the butter and brush around the surface of the pan. Pour the eggs into the center of the pan and stir vigorously with a rubber spatula for 5 seconds. As soon as a semi-solid mass begins to form, lift the pan and move it around until the excess liquid pours off into the pan. Using your spatula, move it around the edge of the egg mixture to help shape into a round and loosen the edge. Let the omelet sit in the pan for 10 seconds without touching.
Shake the pan to loosen from the pan. Lift up the far edge of the pan and snap it back toward you. Using your spatula, fold over one-third of the omelet. Slide the omelet onto a plate and fold over so that the omelet is a tri-fold. Coat with the remaining butter and sprinkle with the chives. Serve immediately.
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By Schooter
O'fallon, MO
on April 16, 2012
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This was a super easy technique to follow. I also had to cook mine more than 10 seconds - probably more like 30 seconds. I added pre-cooked onions, bell peppers, and asparagus along with shredded cheddar cheese and garlic salt. This was definitely a great base recipe for making the perfect omelet!
By brewer45
Salt Lake City, UT
on January 09, 2011
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Perfect recipe IF you use quality ingredients, tools, regulate your heat, and practice the necessary skills. Mess up on any one of these, and you'll break a few more eggs before you concoct a perfect omelete.
By tagme87
Davenport, IA
on December 04, 2010
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Such a simple, easy-to-follow recipe. I looked up the episode online and watched the part where he actually makes the omelet a few times to bone up on my technique. I added shredded cheese and cooked mushrooms as he instructed in the Omelet for a Crowd recipe from the same episode (using a bit more cheese than he did...I like mine super cheesy and it turned out DELICIOUS. I've always been scared to attempt an omelet...thanks AB for changing that!!
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