Omelettes

[Mikey]

Every once in a while I get a serious jones for an omelette. Usually happens on a Sunday morning after sleeping in. Never enough time for it on weekdays. Almost never planned, I have to go with what's on hand, so it's a good chance to get creative. This is what I made this morning, which was enough to feed three of us:

6 eggs
3/4 of a small ripe Haas avocado cut into thin slices
3/4 of a medium tomato, diced
about 6 thin slices of proscuitto
A bunch of thinly sliced Gruyere cheese

Take the proscuitto (which I get at Costco and has plastic sheets between the slices) and heat in the microwave about 20 seconds until it's easy to separate. Separate the pieces, put them between two pieces of paper towel and heat for another 30 seconds or so in the microwave. Remove it from the microwave, dice it up with a chef's knife and put aside.

Beat the eggs until slightly foamy. I have an electric hand mixer for this.

Heat up a large non-stick skillet until about 1tbs of butter starts sizzling.

Fold the chopped up prosciutto into the eggs and pour into the pan. Move the prosciutto around so that it's fairly evenly distributed. Turn the heat down to low.

When the eggs are cooked almost all the way through add the cheese, enough for a layer that covers half the circle. Add the avocado slices and the tomatoes on top of the cheese, leaving as much of the juice out as possible.

Heat it for a few more minutes like this and then fold the omlette over. Add about a tbs of water to the pan and cover. This helps fluff up the eggs and also to speed up the heat getting to the filling. Steam until all the water is gone.

Serve with some navel orange slices and buttered toast.

I never thought of combining avocados with prosciutto, but this was an awesome tasting concoction.

[smackaholic]

the avocados and prosciutto i get as perosciutto with fruit is common, but, avocados with egg sounds kinda weird. but, i'll bet it was good.

[Mikey]

avocados with egg sounds kinda weird.

In these parts...not weird at all.

[Dinsdale]

Avocados are a must in omlettes, if you got 'em.

I will be trying the water-vapor cooking tip -- sounds brilliant... like something I should already know, but didn't.

Of course, a Dinsdale omlette is supposed to be smothered in some sort of country-style gravy (have I ever mentioned that my peers call me Gravy Master*?)





* -- Enjoy

[indyfrisco]

My favorite omelette is to dice and fry up some thick sliced applewood smoked bacon, remove bacon leaving the fat, throw in some diced onion and cook then throw in sliced baby bella mushrooms and some spinach. Cook it down and remove and mix with the bacon.

Then toss a bit of butter in the pan, put in your egg mixture (i like to add some heavy cream to the eggs before i whisk them), then use the filling from above with some extra sharp shredded cheddar.

[Mikey]

I will be trying the water-vapor cooking tip -- sounds brilliant... like something I should already know, but didn't.

I never heard of it anywhere before. I used to get frustrated because it always took so long for the filling to heat up to where it's really hot. I thought that adding a little steam in there would speed things up. It did, but for some reason it seems to fluff the eggs up at the same time.

[mvscal]

I like smoked salmon, cheddah and spinach topped with a dollop of sour cream and chives or green onions.

[Dinsdale]

I like pretty much everything you guys have listed so far.

[Mikey]

I like smoked salmon, cheddah and spinach topped with a dollop of sour cream and chives or green onions.

Fresh spinach, I assume?

[mvscal]

Sure. I just wilt it real quick with a splash of olive oil and some salt.

[Mikey]

I have to go with what's on hand

Sounds like you've got an imported specialty foods shop in your kitchen.

I guess it does, sorta. Only I don't always have the same stuff on hand. It's all available at Costco, though.

[smackaholic]

I like pretty much everything you guys have listed so far.

that's gotta be a first.

so far, indy's sounds the best other than using butter in a pan that already has some bacon fat in it as a non stick agent. bacon fat is the perfect pan lube, especially for eggs.

[indyfrisco]

smackie,

If all i cared about was the non-stick quality of the lube, I'd use Pam simply for health reasons. With an omelette, the bacon fat has mostly been absorbed by the veggies by the point I put the eggs in, but the butter gives it that nice butter flavor. The addition of butter is strictly for flavor. It's lube action is just gravy.

Oh, and I like to top my omelette with some good salsa or better yet pico de gallo if you have it handy.

My pico recipe:

Use whatever amounts of the veggies that floats your boat.

red onion
mango
fresh lime juice
tomato
cilantro
jalapeno
cumin
salt
pepper

I just put some of each in the mini procesor and pulse a few times.

[Goober McTuber]

The addition of butter is strictly for flavor. It's lube action is just gravy.

We're still talking about eggs, right?

[Mikey]

The addition of butter is strictly for flavor. It's lube action is just gravy.

We're still talking about eggs, right?

I think Indy and Smackie have moved on to sausages.

[mvscal]

Turn the heat down to low.

Sorry, I just dialed in on ingredients only. From a purely technical standpoint you are wrong as two left shoes here. Omlettes are cooked at high heat and in ~30 seconds. You need to have have every thing prepped and right at arms length because once the butter hits the pan, the clock is ticking.

[indyfrisco]

You need to have have every thing prepped and right at arms length because once the butter hits the pan, the clock is ticking.

'swatiwassayin' I precook all the veggies and meats before I make the omellete. Cook up the filling, set aside as it will remain hot, butter in pan, then eggs, fill, flip and serve.

[Mikey]

Turn the heat down to low.

Sorry, I just dialed in on ingredients only. From a purely technical standpoint you are wrong as two left shoes here. Omlettes are cooked at high heat and in ~30 seconds. You need to have have every thing prepped and right at arms length because once the butter hits the pan, the clock is ticking.

You may or may not have noticed that I was fixing a single large omelette for three people. Six eggs and a big pile of filling. If I was making a two or three egg omelette I'd be using medium to medium high heat. I wanted the tomatoes and avos hot but not cooked, and the cheese melted. To do this without burning the eggs you have to turn it down a little. Could have made three omelettes with two eggs each, but I always have to eat last and I didn't want to wait.

[indyfrisco]

^^^^^ Holy Morning Farts Batman!!!! ^^^^^

[mvscal]

You may or may not have noticed that I was fixing asingle large omelette frittata for three people. Six eggs and a big pile of filling.

Nothing wrong with it. It just isn't an omlette at that point with that method.

If I was making a two or three egg omelette I'd be using medium to medium high heat.

High heat...always.

[Mikey]

You may or may not have noticed that I was fixing asingle large omelette frittata for three people. Six eggs and a big pile of filling.

Nothing wrong with it. It just isn't an omlette at that point with that method.

If I was making a two or three egg omelette I'd be using medium to medium high heat.

High heat...always.

According to your definition. You want to argue semantics, go somewhere else.

[Dr_Phibes]

freedom egg pie?

[War Wagon]

If I crave an omelette, I'll go to Denny's. I wouln't even try to make an omelette, I'd fuck it up so bad.

Now if it's over easy saturated with bacon grease you want... that I can handle.

[mvscal]

According to your definition.

It isn't semantics, idiot. Omlettes are cooked in an extremely hot pan over high heat. Period. EOFS. If you're doing it any other way, you either don't know what the fuck you're doing or you aren't making an omlette.

It's not a matter of semantics. It's a matter of technique.

[Mikey]

Bullshit.

Complete and utter bullshit.

[Dr_Phibes]

So if I tinkered with Mickey's recipe and used Lancashire instead of Gruyere and slipped in under a hot grill for a minute rather than steam - is it still technically an omelette?

[Mikey]

Sorry. That would make it bangers and mash.

[Dr_Phibes]

It's more like cheese on toast.. but with egg instead of bread.

[Goober McTuber]

According to Julia Child, mvscal is right about the temperature, but wrong about the egg count:

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/author ... ecipe.html

According to wikipedia:

On March 19, 1994, the largest omelette (128.5 m²; 1,383 ft²) in the world at the time was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan,[6] but it was subsequently overtaken by an omelette made by the Lung Association in Brockville Memorial Centre, Ontario, Canada on May 11, 2002 — it weighed 2.95 tons.

[mvscal]

Bullshit.

Complete and utter bullshit.

Sorry, dude. You're just wrong. The difference between pancakes and crepes is not semantic. They are made out of virtually identical ingredients and cooked in a virtually identical manner, but the end product is different. The analogy applies here as well. Unless, of course, you know more about it than Julia Child did. I mean she was just a Cordon Bleu chef who trained with many of the most brilliant chefs of her era. And you are?

But, as they say, don't knock it till you try it. If you want to make a six egg concotion cooked over low heat, crack open Hazan's book and make a proper frittata. She has a chapter on on it. If you want to make a proper omelette, crank up the heat and let it rip.

[mvscal]

According to wikipedia:

On March 19, 1994, the largest omelette (128.5 m²; 1,383 ft²) in the world at the time was made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan,[6] but it was subsequently overtaken by an omelette made by the Lung Association in Brockville Memorial Centre, Ontario, Canada on May 11, 2002 — it weighed 2.95 tons.

Of course that's a stunt not an omelette.

[Mikey]

Bullshit.

Complete and utter bullshit.

Sorry, dude. You're just wrong. The difference between pancakes and crepes is not semantic. They are made out of virtually identical ingredients and cooked in a virtually identical manner, but the end product is different. The analogy applies here as well. Unless, of course, you know more about it than Julia Child did. I mean she was just a Cordon Bleu chef who trained with many of the most brilliant chefs of her era. And you are?

But, as they say, don't knock it till you try it. If you want to make a six egg concotion cooked over low heat, crack open Hazan's book and make a proper frittata. She has a chapter on on it. If you want to make a proper omelette, crank up the heat and let it rip.

Main Entry: frit·ta·ta Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation: fr.täd.
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: Italian, from fritto, past participle of friggere to fry (from Latin frigere) + -ata -ade -- more at FRY
: an unfolded omelet often containing chopped vegetables or meats

First, what I made was not "unfolded".

Second a frittata is an omelet, omelette or whatever.

Crepes and pancakes have nothing to do with omelettes

Like I said before, if you want to argue semantics, go fuck yourself.

Main Entry: om·e·let Pronunciation Guide
Variant(s): also om·e·lette \äm()lt, usu -d.+V\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: French omelette, from Middle French, alteration of amelette, alteration of alumette, alteration (influenced by -ette) of alumelle, literally, blade (of a sword or knife), from Old French alemelle, alemele, alteration of lemelle, lemele, from Latin lamella small metal plate, diminutive of lamina thin plate
: eggs beaten to a froth, cooked without stirring until set, and served in a half-round form by folding one half over the other

[mvscal]

The difference between an omlette and a frittata is not the fact that the latter isn't folded. They are cooked using two different techniques and going to a dictionary is particularly pathetic.

They are prepared using two entirely different techniques. Sorry you have to be such a pissy little bitch who can't accept a simple correction.

[PSUFAN]

Here's what I do - I call it an omelette. I whisk the egg, and add a tiny bit of water. I butter the skillet and pour the mix in. I let the bottom cook just a bit, then throw in all of the fixings and add the cheese.

Then, I move the whole skillet into the oven under the low broiler. The uncooked egg on the top is cooked perfectly, and it rises quite a bit because of the water I added earlier...and the cheese melts on top.

When I bring the skillet out, the egg is thoroughly cooked, top and bottom, and I can either fold it over or just slice it up.

[Screw_Michigan]

Get the fuck out of here with your bi-partisan bullshit. Just tell someone their take fucking sucks and get on your fucking way.

The cooking forum is so complicated now.

[Dr_Phibes]

No kidding. When I post a recipe, it's bangers and mash - when PSU does it, it's an omelette.

cooking forum = den of inequity

[Mikey]

Holy Morning Farts Batman!!!!

Probably depends on how one makes their chili con carne. I've never had much of a problem controling the windage with my homemade chili, of which I use canned pink beans that have been thoroughly rinsed. I never use a lot of beans anyhow.I primarily use a lot of whole tomatoes in my chili.

It's just a good combination. An omlette with some very tomatoey chili and cheese for its filling.

That's no omelet. Julia Child never used chili in an omelet.
You think you know more than Julia Child? She went to the Cordon Bleu, you know.

[PSUFAN]

rack you douchegaskets