One of my kitchen related goals for this year is to master what I consider to be cooking basics. These are things that I think make up the basis for a great kitchen repertoire and a very happy cook. I'm really late in getting started with these posts, but expect to see them over the rest of the year.
The first basic I decided to master is the omelette. I love omelettes. I order them pretty much whenever we eat breakfast out. And I'm a total purist when it comes to what I want in mine, just a couple of items is all I want, I like to still be able to taste the eggs and enjoy whatever is in the omelette. So, with as much as I love these breakfast menu mainstays, it is rather surprising, at least to myself, that I've never made one before. I mean there was even a recipe for an omelette in my cookbook for kids I had growing up. But for some reason I always went with scrambled eggs when I wanted a break from plain ole eggs.
But not anymore! Now that I've made this awesome item at home it is definitely going to become a kitchen regular at our house!
First Attempt
When I decided to make these I turned to my usual source for enlightenment, the Internet. I ended up reading a number of omelette recipes and then just going into the kitchen and throwing things in a bowl. This is my take on an omelette.
Second Attempt
Simple Omelette
3 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Water
Salt and Pepper to taste
Fillings of Choice
Mine had: a little more than 1/4 cup of Mozzarella cheese and 2 strips of bacon, crumbled
Doug's had: the same amount of Cheddar cheese and 3 strips of bacon, crumbled
Spray a skillet with nonstick spray and put over medium heat.
Whisk eggs and water until thoroughly combined, add salt and pepper.
Pour into skillet and let cook until the egg mixture is firm and not runny (some cooks swear by keeping the egg just a tiny bit runny and shiny, but I'm a bit of an egg freak and like to make sure mine are completely done).
Place toppings on one side of egg, fold other side over.
Leave alone for just a minute or two.
Carefully slide out of pan and onto a plate.
I topped Doug's with salsa, which he said was great.
3 comments:
Next stop - learning to flip the omelet without a spatula. I'm still working on that skill.
I've totally eaten omelett'es the last three days, before I even saw this post! Scarry eh?
Glad you have mastered the technique. I love making omelets now that I know how. And it is sooooo easy now that I know how.
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