Chef John's French Omelette recipe

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Ingredients

3 fresh eggs
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon cold water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 pinch cayenne or white pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

393 calories
carbohydrate: 1.1 g
cholesterol: 552.1 mg
fat: 36.2 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 16.9 g
saturatedFat: 18.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 668 mg
sugar: 1.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk eggs, salt, and water together in a mixing bowl. Whisk until mixture is very liquid and whites are completely blended in, 1 or 2 minutes.

  2. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a 9- or 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. As soon as butter melts and before it starts to sizzle, pour in the whisked eggs. Stir in a circular pattern with a heat-proof spatula, lifting and \"scrambling\" eggs, shaking pan to keep leveling out the mixture, and scraping down the sides. Continue stirring until shaking the pan no longer levels the eggs.

  3. Reduce heat to low. Using the spatula, smooth the surface of the eggs to move runny eggs to less runny spots, working toward an even thickness. As soon as surface is wet but not runny, remove from heat.

  4. Starting at the handle side of the pan, use the spatula to begin rolling the omelette into a cylinder shape, about 3 rolls until omelette is about 2 inches from opposite side of pan. Use spatula to fold the last flap of egg over the top of the cylinder leaving the seam side up. Add cubes of the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to pan. Gently push the butter as it melts under the omelette.

  5. Slide omelette to edge of pan. Flip onto a plate with the seam side down. Even out the shape, if necessary. You can tuck in the ends, if you like. Brush surface with a bit more butter. Dust with cayenne pepper.

Recipe Yield

1 serving

Recipe Note

A true French omelette, or omelet as we Americans call it, is just eggs and butter, no filling. The egg is folded for a soft, tender texture. It's 10% ingredients and 90% technique, so it does take a bit of practice to perfect.

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