How to make an omlette.???

[pinkspangle]

I really should know how to make one but i have to admit that i don't!.. How many eggs do i use? Do i add milk or water? And If i want to put something in it, like cheese or mushrooms for example at what stage do i add them..?? I like them crispy, so can i put it under the grill to cook the top?? Can someone pllleeeaasssee help..??!!xx

[Pea Pod]

3 eggs beaten,salt and pepper. Melt butter in fry pan,add eggs when begining to set add your filling. Put under the grill, saves you having to turn it and helps it to rise.

[msemma]

If adding cheese, I grate it in near to the start of cooking. Cheshire cheese is really nice in an omlette.

[chazza]

I do similar to pea pod but add a wee bit of water at the start, it makes it lighter and more fluffy

[Ed Strong]

Like fluffy omelettes? Separate the yolk from the white and beat the white until fluffy, then fold in to the beaten yolks and seasoning. Voila! Big, fluffy, light omelette. As for adding other veg or meat like bacon, I cook them first and add them at the same time as the egg mixture.

[chinois]

Gordon Ramsay says that with omelettes/scrambled eggs you should add salt at the end. Adding it early breaks down the eggs slightly and makes them less fluffy / more watery.

[Jugglering]

I like crispy omelettes too, so here's how I make them:-

1/2 finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 chopped red pepper
1 large flat mushroom, thinly sliced
1/4 chopped fresh chilli
2 eggs (free range), beaten to within an inch of their lives, then passed through a really fine mesh sieve
3 oz grated strong cheddar (smoked Applewood is really good)

Fry the onion, garlic, pepper, chilli and mushrooms in a little olive oil or butter until virtually cooked (using a heavy duty frying pan if possible). Remove the vegetables and place them on a piece of kitchen towel to absorb any excess oil. Pour the beaten and sieved egg into the same frying pan and allow to cook over a gentle heat until the egg starts to set. Gentle arrange the vegetables back over the omelette, add the grated cheese and place under a hot grill to brown and puff up.

I don't like raw (ie runny) egg, nor do I like to eat the stringy bits from the white of an egg, which is why I sieve it (it also catches any bits of egg shell). I don't know anyone else who sieves egg, so maybe I'm just a bit bonkers !

[dan no1]

if it makes u feel better i dont know how to make one neither, but i guess i do now!!!