Name: Omelette
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 6 min
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 small knob of butter; 1-2 tbs milk or single cream (optional); 2 pinches of salt; Pepper

Omelette

11 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

1 minute

Cook Time

5 minutes

Total Time

6 minutes

Background

Omelette is one of the easiest and quickest meal to make. It's best to make individual portions. This is the classic, simple recipe for an omelette per person. Ideal for breakfast, lunch, brunch or a light supper. Also, it's very easy to add other ingredients such as grated cheese, ham, spinach, spring onions, leftover meat etc.

Ingredients

2 eggs
1 small knob of butter
1-2 tbs milk or single cream (optional)
2 pinches of salt
Pepper

Instructions

Break the eggs into a bowl, add the salt& pepper and milk/cream if using. Mix well with a fork - don't beat or whisk it!
In the meantime heat a smallish frying pan on the hob. When it's hot, add the butter and let a melt & bubble but not burn. Pour in the eggs, then tilt the pan around to allow the eggs to spread out evenly.
When the omelette is almost cooked through (its surface is still slightly wet), using a spatula, fold it in half.
Cook for a few more seconds, perhaps flip it over once.
When it turns golden, slide the omelette onto a plate.
Version 2:
You can make the omelette more fluffy by tilting the pan, then, with a silicon spatula, drawing the edges of the omelette into the centre. Tip the pan again the other side and let the egg spread around whilst pulling in the edges of the cooked egg. Keep doing this until the eggs are cooked through. Then flip, fold and slid on to a plate.

Tips

The eggs should be fresh and at room temperature.
Dairy-free version: use olive oil and leave out the milk/cream or use dairy-free alternative.
Before you fold the omelette in half you can add other ingredients.
For example: grated gruyére cheese; cheddar and cooked ham strips; grated courgette & spring onion slices, a handful of spinach & pinch of chilli flakes; sliced tomatoes & basil, sautéed mushrooms & onion... and so on.