French Omelette
A French omelette is a dish consisting of fried beaten eggs, often with an added filling. The center of the omelette should be just barely cooked, and a little runny. The outside should be cooked, but not browned (or only slightly browned). The center will continue to cook after the omelette is removed from the pan, so be sure to eat it right away.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oil and butter
Steps
- Loosely beat the eggs. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a frying pan. When it starts to get hot, add oil and a small amount of butter, just enough to coat the pan. Remove excess oil.
- Heat the pan as hot as possible without burning the butter. Keep the flame high.
- Pour in the egg mixture. Tilt the pan quickly to spread it over the bottom.
- Pull the solidified edges toward the center with a spoon or spatula. Tilt the pan so liquid egg fills the gap. Repeat quickly until not enough liquid egg remains. The top should still be liquid.
- Turn the heat down a little. Pry the edges loose from the pan with a spatula.
- When completely loose, fold one part over the other: half over half, or one third inward then the remaining flap over it for a thicker, narrower omelette.
- Slide the omelette onto the plate.
Notes from the original
- The center of a good omelette should just be a little runny. When serving omelettes to children, pregnant women, or elderly or ill people, give the omelette a little more time to cook.
- To decrease the amount of eggs used, use fewer eggs, and add some milk.
- Omelettes are often cooked with extra ingredients, or a 'filling'. How ingredients should be added depends on the ingredient. Some ingredients, like cheese, can be added to the egg mixture. Some should be fried before making the omelette (possibly in the same pan as the omelette, before adding the eggs). To use the ingredients more as a filling, than as a part of the mixture, add them to the omelette just before folding. There are many ingredients and fillings that can be used in omelettes. Some suggestions include:
- Cooked bacon.
- Any kind of cheese.
- Broccoli.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:French Omelette” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-06-21, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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