5 Minute Meal of the Week: The Ultimate French Omelette

Surely the first recipe to nail for any aspiring chef – this meal is easy, tasty and most importantly: quick! If you’re looking to master the basics, look no further…

Ingredients:

• 3x Eggs (room temperature – it’ll speed up cooking time!)
• 2 Knobs of butter
• 1 tsp finely grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
• 3 tbsp finely grated gruyère 
• 2-3 Chopped tarragon leaves
• 1 tbsp chopped chives/parsley

Instructions:

1. Prep your ingredients so that you’re ready to add them in quick succession.
2. Warm a small frying pan on medium heat.
3. Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat with a fork (but not as much as you would do for scrambled eggs). Season with salt, pepper and the parmesan.
4. Add one knob of butter to the hot pan (it should bubble and sizzle but not brown) and then add the eggs.
5. Here’s the important bit: Let the eggs bubble slightly for a couple of seconds, then take a wooden fork or spatula and gently draw the mixture in from the sides of the pan a few times, so it gathers in folds in the centre. Leave for a few seconds, then stir again to lightly combine uncooked egg with cooked. Leave briefly again, and when partly cooked, stir a bit faster, stopping while there’s some barely cooked egg left. With the pan flat on the heat, shake it back and forth a few times to settle the mixture. It should slide easily in the pan and look soft and moist on top. A quick burst of heat will brown the underside.
6. Tip the omelette onto your plate, folding it in half as you do so. Rub over the second knob of butter to serve.

Article source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/ultimate-french-omelette