Omelette

Omelettes are one of those dishes that many first time cooks find difficult to prepare. This omelette recipe uses very basic ingredients but delivers on flavor. The truth is, making a great omelette is less about the ingredients and more focused on the process. This recipe is easy to follow and demonstrates step by step the key components to getting a decent final product.

Omelette

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 pimentos finely chopped
• 1/2 onion finely chopped
• 1/4 sweet pepper finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
• oil / butter for frying
• salt & black pepper to taste

Method

1. Crack eggs into a bowl then whisk until doubled in volume
2. Add oil to a pan on medium heat then sauté onion, pimento, celery and sweet pepper for 45 seconds to 1 minute
3. Transfer sautéed aromatics to a plate then return the pan to the stove on low heat. Be sure to wipe the pan clean so no pieces of aromatics remain stuck to the pan.
4. Add oil or butter to the pan then swirl to make sure the bottom and sides are well coated
5. Whisk eggs to incorporate air into them before adding to frying pan. This will ensure a more fluffy omelette.
6. Swirl eggs around at the bottom of the frying pan or use a spatula to allow the uncooked egg to make contact with the bottom of the frying pan.
7. Cook eggs for 2 minutes on low heat.
8. Add aromatics to the “bottom half” of the egg then use a spatula to flip the “top half” over
9. Slide omelette onto a plate then season with salt, black pepper and red chili flakes
10. Garnish omelette with celery and chives
11. Enjoy

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