Omelet: Quick & Easy

 

Welcome to WESTERN COOKING IN PLAIN ENGLISH VIDEOS! In this video I've shown how to make a quick & easy omelet using only the following ingredients and pieces of equipment:

 

Ingredients :

2-3 Eggs per person (I used 2 eggs in the video)
Butter or Margarine
Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Filling (your choice but have it out ready to add as cooking goes quickly - I'm using packaged grated mixed cheese as an example)

 

Equipment :

10 - 12 Inch Frying Pan
Small Bowl
Fork
Spatula
Table Knife

 

1. Let a frying pan warm on the stove over MEDIUM heat while you break 2-3 eggs into a mixing bowl. (Remove any broken shell pieces from the bowl by using a larger piece of egg shell to attract and scoop the broken pieces.)

2. Add a dash of salt and ground black pepper to the egg mixture. NOTE: Adding a small amount of salt not only enhances the egg flavor but will also make the eggs tender and fluffy, not tough and rubbery as they would be cooked without salt.

3. Scramble the eggs by mixing them vigorously with a fork until the egg yolks and eggs whites become well mixed together.

4. To check the frying pan for the proper cooking temperature, wet your fingers with tap water, then flick the water into the pan. The water should sizzle and evaporate.

5. Add and spread just enough butter or margarine to cover the hot pan surface with a thin, even coating.

6. Add the eggs to the hot pan, and as soon as they start to solidify on the pan bottom, make quick sweeps with the side of the fork from four corners of the pan to pull some of the just solidified egg from the pan side and bottom and allow liquid egg to fill the space behind it.

7. Cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute until the eggs are mostly cooked through but still moist on top.

8. Add the omelet filling to half of the omelet and fold unfilled half of the omelet over the filled half.

9. Cook until the eggs are no longer shiny and runny. Then remove the omelet from the pan and serve warm.

10. To make clean up as easy as possible, let the pan cool for a few minutes. Then add tap water and a shot of dish detergent.

11. Let the pan sit until it is cool enough to touch. Then use the spatula, if necessary, and a dish brush to remove the eggs from the pan surface. Rinse, and the pan should be clean.

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