How the hell do you make an omelette?

elen

Real (French)omelette needs to be moist in the middle (not raw eggs, but reeeeally moist). It has to look like a pocket and the only way to make the real omelette is to put the eggs (and fillings) in the pan, after a couple of minutes scrambled them and move them on one side of the pan. Then strongly tap on the pan's handle: the eggs will magically start to go up on the edge of the pan and fold. While the outside is cooking the inside is staying super moist.
For the records, I tried several times but I've never succeeded... the tapping hand hurt so bad and once they looked like scrambled eggs... I saw chefs doing that so easily...
I think that if you flip it technically is a frittata

ldent42

Oh man - if you like steak fries there used to be this fantastic place in the village but it got blow-ed up recently it was called Pomme Frites.
Has nothing to do with my breakfast place that gives steak fries with omelette upon request, but I got all nostalgic for a second.
None of the places I've referenced have websites

badbrains

ldent42 said:

Oh man - if you like steak fries there used to be this fantastic place in the village but it got blow-ed up recently it was called Pomme Frites.
Has nothing to do with my breakfast place that gives steak fries with omelette upon request, but I got all nostalgic for a second.
None of the places I've referenced have websites

By the Belgian fries place (mcdougal?)

ldent42

It was a Belgian fries place. It wasn't by MacDougal tho, it was like 2nd & 7thish on the east side.

chadwick

my omelets aren't picture perfect & the word omelet isn't even to be used w/in 17ft of the thing. i turn a wannabe omelet into one badass scramble or mess. same shit, just not pretty

oceaninmyeyes

RKCNDY said:

I've never flipped the eggs. After you pour in the scrambled eggs, you gently scrape the cooked egg from the edges to the center, tilt the pan so the liquid goes out to the edge and gets cooked.

Gotta use lots of butter, make sure the eggs don't stick to the pan, then toss in your fixings on one half, cover with a lid for a minute so it steams them, then slide half out on a plate then use the edge of the pan to fold the other half over the other.

and I love frittatas...way easier than an omelette.

I precook my veggies like Speedy. But oh, yes to the lid and steam. They come out perfectly.

The Waiting Trophy Man

I'm gonna try bacon and tomato in my next omelette. Ooooohhh!!!

hedonist

elen said:

Real (French)omelette needs to be moist in the middle (not raw eggs, but reeeeally moist). It has to look like a pocket and the only way to make the real omelette is to put the eggs (and fillings) in the pan, after a couple of minutes scrambled them and move them on one side of the pan. Then strongly tap on the pan's handle: the eggs will magically start to go up on the edge of the pan and fold. While the outside is cooking the inside is staying super moist.
For the records, I tried several times but I've never succeeded... the tapping hand hurt so bad and once they looked like scrambled eggs... I saw chefs doing that so easily...
I think that if you flip it technically is a frittata

This makes sense, but eggs that are the least bit runny?

And I thought a frittata is not flipped but baked?

Then again, you live in Milan so I must defer to you on the cooking front

(sidenote, I love saying the word "frittata")

PJ_Soul

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

I use the fake eggs (egg beaters). Chop up some mushrooms onion an green pepper. Heat the veggies in a separate pan with a little butter. Pour the eggs into a pan, flip those Fuckers over when one side is done. Then as the other side is cooking I put all the veggies on....but only on one half....then I sprinkle some cheese over the veggies. Then I fold the other half of the eggs over...on top of the veggies.

I actually make a pretty omelet.
If I do say so myself.

This a good way to do it. I agree, it gets hard to get the egg cooked properly using other methods (I would put cheese under and over the filling btw). It's especially very good advice to cook the veggies first, unless you like raw veggies in your omelet. I always saute whatever I'm putting in my omelet (besides the cheese, obviously) - it really brings out the flavours of the filling.

elen

The word frittata derives from the word "fried" ("fritto", in Italian): you can bake a frittata... if you are on diet!
A frittata has to be cooked in a lot of fat (butter or olive oil) and flipped with some advanced technical skills

I personally like the moist part of the eggs in a good omelette, I don't find them runny but tasty

ldent42

chadwick said:

my omelets aren't picture perfect & the word omelet isn't even to be used w/in 17ft of the thing. i turn a wannabe omelet into one badass scramble or mess. same shit, just not pretty

I do the same exact thing.
I never put a vegetable in it though. I like my veggies crunchy. I am not comfortable with crunchy eggs. Usually I go for just cheese or salami and cheese. Occasionally turkey & avocado if I happen to have the ingredients. The place I used to get that omelette from closed and nothing has emerged to fill the void.

And I turn the flame off very early. I like my scrambled mess slightly gooey.

The Waiting Trophy Man

For the record I'll never eat an omelette made by either Chadwick or Ident42.

SD48277

The Waiting Trophy Man said:

For the record I'll never eat an omelette made by either Chadwick or Ident42.

Better add me to that list, as I am not much of a cook.

The Waiting Trophy Man

SD48277 said:

The Waiting Trophy Man said:

For the record I'll never eat an omelette made by either Chadwick or Ident42.

Better add me to that list, as I am not much of a cook.

We wouldn't make a good couple/roommates/. We'd either starve to death or go broke eating out all the time. Or we'd live off spaghetti, which is about all I can cook.

SD48277

The Waiting Trophy Man said:

SD48277 said:

The Waiting Trophy Man said:

For the record I'll never eat an omelette made by either Chadwick or Ident42.

Better add me to that list, as I am not much of a cook.

We wouldn't make a good couple/roommates/. We'd either starve to death or go broke eating out all the time. Or we'd live off spaghetti, which is about all I can cook.

I'm good with take out, and I can make a great salad to balance out all the spaghetti.

RKCNDY

SD48277 said:

The Waiting Trophy Man said:

For the record I'll never eat an omelette made by either Chadwick or Ident42.

Better add me to that list, as I am not much of a cook.

Me either...I like my eggs gooey too, and have a limited cooking ability.

Amongst the Ani

Anyone ever eaten at the breakfast place right outside the Santa Monica Pier? I can't for the life of me remember the name as its been 15 years but my god they had the best omelets. We used to go there all the time when visiting Venice Beach.

The Juggler

dimitrispearljam said:

Im make a kick ass omelet......my 2 secret thing i put in are onion and sugar..

sugar? no.

GET OUT.

The Juggler

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

RKCNDY said:

I've never flipped the eggs. After you pour in the scrambled eggs, you gently scrape the cooked egg from the edges to the center, tilt the pan so the liquid goes out to the edge and gets cooked.

Gotta use lots of butter, make sure the eggs don't stick to the pan, then toss in your fixings on one half, cover with a lid for a minute so it steams them, then slide half out on a plate then use the edge of the pan to fold the other half over the other.

and I love frittatas...way easier than an omelette.

Yeah I gently scrape from the center. But then I give it a flip. Ya gotta give it the FLIP!!

And yes, plenty of butter.

fuck butter. olive oil is where it's at.

The Waiting Trophy Man

Why olive oil? Tastes better?