French Omelette (Culinary Basics)
Classic French-style omelette cooked gently in a butter-and-oil mixture, aiming for a pale yellow exterior with no browning.
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French Cooking Academy- •3 Eggsfor 1 person, beaten together
- •Buttermixed with a little oil for the pan
- •Oilmixed with butter for the pan
- •Saltto taste
- •White pepperto taste
- 1
Use a nonstick pan (about 22 cm) and set it over very low heat.
- 2
Add butter with a little oil to the pan and let the butter foam (keep heat low).
- 3
Beat 3 eggs for one serving; season with salt and white pepper.
- 4
Pour the beaten eggs into the pan all at once.
- 5
Swirl and stir the eggs gently (using a wooden utensil) while keeping the omelette pale with no browning; control heat carefully as it sets.
- 6
When mostly set but still tender, fold the omelette into sections to form a neat package and continue cooking briefly off the heat to finish.
- 7
Slide onto a plate and present with the least-colored side showing; serve immediately.
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