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Omlettes
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2 eggs
a lump of butter
salt and pepper if you wish
You will need a frying pan that doesn't stick about 8 inches in diameter and a pallette knife or similar tool that you can use in the pan.
Start the butter melting while you whisk the eggs together and season if you wish. Have a warm serving plate ready.
When the butter is bubbling, pour in the eggs and as the edges set, push them into the middle with your knife so that raw egg flows out to the edges and the omlette wrinkles up. If you like your omlette "baveuse"', when the top is still wet but the egg doesn't run around the pan, slide the omlette out of the side of the pan until it is half in the plate and then push the omelette so it folds as it slips onto the plate. If you like a dry omlette then cook a little longer or sit the pan very briefly under a hot grill to set it
For an unusual variation, add a little caster sugar and vanilla to the whisked eggs instead of salt and pepper and put a little warmed jam into the omlette before you serve it. probably best nto to serve this one with bacon and baked beans though
i was worried that there would be ridiculously complicated ways of this fab easy dish.
I agree with woofgang totally.
Just out of interest, I was taught how to make an omelette in Italy. There they tend to just break the yolks and mix gently - ie. not whisk them together. This means you get a lovely omelette with white and dark yellow patches. I don't know why but it does seem to make a difference to the flavour! Worth a try?