PERFECT OMELET
Provided by Alton Brown
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Beat the eggs: Soak 3 large eggs for 5 minutes in hot-not scalding-tap water. This will ensure that the omelet cooks faster, and the faster an omelet cooks, the more tender it's going to be. Crack the eggs into a small bowl or large bowl-shaped coffee mug. Season with a pinch of fine salt. Beat the eggs gently with a fork.
- TIP: I prefer a fork to a whisk for omelets because I don't want to work air into the eggs: Air bubbles are insulators and can slow down cooking if you're not careful.
- Heat the pan: Heat a 10-inch nonstick saute pan over medium to high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon room-temperature unsalted butter. Once melted, spread the butter around the pan with a basting brush to ensure coverage.
- TIP: Heat your pan empty for a few minutes before adding the butter: Even a nonstick surface is pocked with microscopic pores that eggs can fill and grab hold of. Heat expands the metal, squeezing these openings shut.
- Add the eggs: Pour the eggs into the center of the pan and stir vigorously with a silicone spatula for 5 seconds. (Actually, it's not so much a matter of stirring with the spatula as holding the spatula relatively still and moving the pan around to stir the eggs.)
- Let them cook: As soon as curds begin to form (that's the stuff that looks like scrambled eggs), lift the pan and tilt it around until the excess liquid pours off the top of the curds and into the pan. Then use the spatula to shape the edge and make sure the omelet isn't sticking. Move the spatula around the edge of the egg mixture to help shape it into a round and loosen the edge. Then walk away. That's right-let that omelet sit unaccosted for 10 long seconds so it can develop a proper outer crust. Don't worry: Your patience will be rewarded.
- Finish the omelet: Time for the "jiggle" step: Simply shake the pan gently to make sure the omelet is indeed free of the pan. Lift up the far edge of the pan and snap it back toward you. Then use the spatula to fold over the one-third facing you.
- Change your grip on the pan handle from an overhand to an underhand and move to the plate, which you might want to lube with just a brief brushing of butter to make sure things don't bind up in transit. Slide the one-third farthest from you onto the plate and then ease the fold over. Imagine that you're making a tri-fold wallet out of eggs-because that's exactly what you're doing. And just ease the pan over. There, that wasn't so hard.
23 BEST OMELETTES RECIPE COLLECTION
These omelette recipes make the perfect meal any time of the day! From ham and cheese to spinach and feta to chili and cheese, the possibilities are endless with omelettes.
Provided by insanelygood
Categories Breakfast Recipe Roundup
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Select your favorite recipe.
- Organize all the required ingredients.
- Prep an omelette in 30 minutes or less!
Nutrition Facts :
PERFECT OMELETTE RECIPE
Learn how to make the perfect, tender and fluffy Omelette. The key to the perfect omelette is making sure you don't overcook it. It should remain light yellow in color and never brown. You can customize a basic recipe in so many ways.
Provided by Natasha Kravchuk
Categories Easy
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small mixing bowl, beat together eggs and a pinch of salt until foamy.
- Place a small nonstick skillet over medium heat and swirl in 1/2 Tbsp butter. Once butter is melted and bubbling, add frothy eggs to the skillet and immediately reduce the heat to low.
- Use a spatula to pull the cooked eggs into the center, letting the liquid egg fill the space behind it. Continue going around the pan, pulling the eggs towards the center until the eggs are nearly set.
- Once the omelette is sliding around the pan easily and you can get a spatula underneath, flip the omelette over and turn off the heat.
- Sprinkle cheese over the egg and add your favorite toppings. Fold the omelette in half and slide it onto your plate then garnish as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 17 g, Fat 20 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 365 mg, Sodium 301 mg, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BAKED BRUNCH OMELET
This is so easy to prepare and everyone raves about it. The best part is that you can put it together the night before and just pop it in the oven the next morning. Delicious!
Provided by WALLEN
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Eggs Omelet Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Place half of the bread cubes on bottom of baking pan. Sprinkle with half of the ham and then half of the cheese; repeat.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, salt, hot sauce and green onions. Pour egg mixture into pan.
- Place pan on top of a baking sheet with a rim and place in oven. Pour water into baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes, or until eggs have set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.4 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 193.1 mg, Fat 25.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 23.2 g, SaturatedFat 14.4 g, Sodium 691.6 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
PERFECT OMELETS
An omelet, especially one with lots of veggies and lean meat, is a satisfying solution for time-strapped nights -- particularly when you're only cooking for one or two. Complete the meal with a green salad and buttered whole-grain toast.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Have a serving plate ready. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs until frothy. Season with salt and pepper; whisk in scallions and/or herbs, if using.
- Heat butter in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high, tilting to coat pan; after foaming subsides, whisk eggs again, and add to skillet.
- Cook, stirring quickly with a heatproof rubber spatula, until eggs begin to thicken, about 30 seconds. With spatula, pull edges of omelet in toward center, tilting pan so uncooked eggs flow to edges of pan and underneath omelet. Cook until just set but still loose, 15 to 30 seconds (omelet will continue to cook once removed from heat).
- Sprinkle with filling. Using spatula, loosen omelet from skillet on all sides; shake pan to ensure it is completely released. Tilt pan toward serving plate; with spatula, working from side of skillet that's tilted up, fold 1/3 of omelet over the center.
- Simultaneously slide and roll omelet onto plate so that it folds over on itself again and lands seam side down. Brush or dab lightly with butter; serve immediately.
OVEN BAKED OMELET
Yummy, fluffy eggs made in the oven.
Provided by sarigal
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Eggs Omelet Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish with butter.
- Beat eggs, sour cream, milk, and salt in a bowl until blended. Stir in green onions. Pour mixture in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over eggs and continue baking until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 185 calories, Carbohydrate 2.8 g, Cholesterol 295.8 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 545.9 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
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