Omlettes

[hammerman]

What do you do with yours.

I've just done some for the family......2 eggs and a dash of water beaten together and put into a hot frying pan.

Allow to "fry" until all the liquid is solid then i add grated cheese, chopped ham, chopped onion, chopped mushrooms and chopped peppers.

Black pepper and nutmeg is then added and occasionally i add a squirt of worcester sauce

I cook for a couple of minutes before folding in and then serving with loads of tomato sauce.

Let's have your recipes

[cameo]

I use 2 eggs and a dash of milk.
I then mix in grated cheese, ham , mushrooms
i then put it in a hot frying pan and gently 'disturb' it.
when it starts to set i leave it for a minute or two.
i then place the pan under a hot grill until omlette is golden.
then slide onto a plate.

the funny thing is my family love them and i actually enjoy cooking them but i can't stand omlettes myself!!!

[mccfluff]

same as you just just ham cheese, and baked beans!

[Clanad]

We do it a little differently... Maybe three eggs (depends on who's eating breakfast), 1 tablespoon cream of tartar, about 3 ounces or 1/4 cup heavy cream, salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Whisk thoroughly to incorporate all the cream of tartar. Place in well oiled heavy cast iron skillet (ours is 100 years old) and cook until lightly browned and then folding as with all omelettes...having added whatever ingredients one wants (always grated extra sharp cheddar cheese and onions at our house). Then place the skillet and contents in a pre-heated to 350 degrees F oven until it becomes puffy and light due to the cream of tartar...

[shaneystar2]

Slightly differently ..couple of eggs dash of water beaten in a jug then I add the chopped ham and mushrooms which is my favourite filling, ground pepper and parsley and put it all in the hot pan at once .When it's nearly set I stick it under the hot grill.
I have been moaned at for making omelettes like this by a friend of mine who reckons they shouldn't be put under the grill.But I don't care ..I cannot abide snotty egg of any sort !!
She made me an omelette for lunch once and it was all runny inside ...ugh !

[jump79]

Same technique as yours, but I use 3 eggs (becomes brunch then), minus cheese and ham and very, very easy on the cream.
I also add spring onions (taste better) along with the regular mushroom/pepper filling, followed by salt /pepper, all fried in olive oil until golden. Yum.

[Hellion]

Ordinary omelettes I do like cameo but with just cheese as that's what the family like, but as a treat I do a fluffy cheese omelette for my son.

Separate egg yolks and whites whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks stir in the egg yolks and season well. Drop the mix into a frying pan and cook on a medium heat for a couple of minutes then sprinkle top generously with cheese and pop under grill to melt cheese and cook other side a bit, fold over and serve.

[flubber]

2 eggs and a dash of milk put in a le creuset frying pan. Stir it like crazy until it looks 1/2 cooked - then add chopped mushrooms and some chopped ham (sliced ham is great) and put the frying pan under the grill to finish. The omelette will double in size and that is the chef's way of making a perfect omelette (thanks to a chef who taught me his method) works well with prawns or shrimps providing you slice either on the diagonal, but I am a mushroom freak so its normally that I choose to cook.

[nugster]

a good omlette should be rich and unctuous so why water it down with milk or water? this is one of those popular mistakes taught by the likes of fanny craddock in post war britain and handed down through the generations without being questioned. good fresh eggs beaten together and poured into a hot pan with plenty of foaming butter. mix lightly with a fork, fold out onto a plate and season. delicious!

[scuzzball]

nugster - you must make interesting omelettes - unctuous means " having a grasy or soapy feel" or "excessively flatering or ingratiating". Tasty!

[scuzzball]

oops 'greasy' not 'grasy'

[Matheous]

Ask my wife Joan - 'cos hers IS THE BEST you ever tasted!

[BBWCHATT]

I love adding cooked spinach to mine - any spinach and egg combination is wonderful!!!