Omelet

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Zen and the Art of Omelet Maintenance

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (23)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(23)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
1 serving

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 15 min

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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 warm eggs into bowl, add salt, and blend with fork. Heat a 10-inch non-stick aluminum pan over medium-high heat. Once pan is hot add butter and brush around surface of pan. Pour eggs into center of pan and stir vigorously with rubber spatula for 5 seconds. As soon as a semi-solid mass begins to form lift pan and move around until the excess liquid pours off into pan. Using your spatula move around the edge of the egg mixture to help shape into round and loosen edge. Let omelet sit in pan for 10 seconds without touching.

Shake pan to loosen from pan. Lift up the far edge of the pan and snap it back toward you. Using your spatula, fold over 1/3 of the omelet. Slide omelet onto plate and fold over so that omelet is a tri-fold. Coat with remaining butter and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.

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Bennett Montgomery , AL 05-25-2009
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Alton is GOD(again)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I could never get an omelet right before this, but I sure did this morning. I loved the techniques described and made it... perfectly. The only problem was it was way too runny for me. So tomorrow morning I'm going to cook it long or finish it in the oven. Alton knows his stuff.Read more
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Cheryl Warren, MI 04-26-2009
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Best Omelet Ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

it looked so easy, I thought I'd give it a try. I was amazed on how great it tasted!!! Loved the omelet, and I can't... believe how easy it was. I couldn't wait for the rest of my family to wake up, so I could make them each an omelet and show off my talents. Everyone said it was the best omelet they ever had. I added a little cooked onion and a tiny bit of cheddar cheese. I also put a lid on the pan, turned it down to low and cooked it about a minute longer - I don't like any uncooked egg. This will definitely be a breakfast favorite from now on! Thanks Alton!!Read more
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Brian Uniontown, OH 04-09-2009
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I love Alton -- and this Recipe is awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Alton has a great knack for explaining cooking processes so you can understand them. It was fun to make the omelette... according to his directions, and I had never made a trifold one before. The omelette itself was tasty, and I made a variation topped with cheddar cheese, sauteed onions and bacon. Dee-lish! (Sorry Rachael, lol!) My only question: Why does Alton say to stir with a rubber spatula near the start? It seems to make more sens to swirl the pan and let the mixture settle evenly, then clumping it up. Still turned out great though.Read more
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Marsha Independencce, MO 09-09-2008
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Easy Breezy Omelet
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The best part of this recipe is the details about technique and prep. Obviously the ingredients are very basic. Will turn... out a perfect omelet every time. Even better if you watch the TV episode.Read more
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Anonymous 03-23-2008
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Omelet
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Well, before I never really knew how to make an omelet. Always quite a mess really. Yet today I followed the recipe to make... breakfast for my mum, and she absolutely loved it. This is by far the best way to make an omelet. :DRead more
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Anonymous 02-19-2008
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erin the chef
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

first i got the things i need than i put out the things that i am going to use first when i start cooking i put some butter... into pan and scrambled the eggs then i had a nother pan with bacon i there i let the bacon cook for 5 mins thin i pilled a potato choped it up and put the bacon and the chooped potato with the eggs and put it in the pan with the butter and flipped it and ate it it was the best thing i ever tast.Read more