Food Feature: How to make an omelette
My Online Journalism Blog
Melissa Wong
Ingredients:
1 Diced onion
1 Pinch of pepper
and minced herbs
1 Pinch of salt
(optional)
2-3 Eggs
2 tablespoons of
butter
Directions:
Create your
filling before making an egg mixture. You can use a lot of different vegetables,
meats or even some fruits in your filling as long as it can be diced up small
and neatly. When figuring out the amount of filling to make, follow your gut.
For my example, I
am using diced onions, black pepper, and dried minced herbs.
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| You can add herbs and hot sauce as a topping besides onions. Feel free to experiment with other toppings. My Online Journalism Blog/Melissa Wong |
When dicing an
onion, tear off the brown skin on top and then cut off the top of the onion.
Leave the root on to hold all the onion layers together before cutting the
onion in two across the root. Cut the onion without cutting through the root. Hold
the knife parallel to the cutting board and cut the onion partway through
several times. Then, cut the onion vertically to created little diced onion
pieces.
Turn the stovetop
on high and melt butter on the surface of the pan.
First, fry any meat filling
thoroughly and then add your vegetable filling. Do this to remove the moisture
in the meat and vegetables so that the liquids will not sink into the egg when
you make the omelette.
Removed the
filling from the pan once the onions caramelize and turn off the stovetop.
Use two or three
eggs for your omelette. Mix the egg and yolk and then stir in some black pepper
and herbs (store-bought or fresh). Mix together aggressively.
Turn on the
stovetop and re-use your pan. Pour in the mixture.
Break up the egg
so it cooks more evenly on both sides and then when it is about 85 per cent
cooked turn off the heat. Mold the egg into a shape that you would be able to
fold up easily.
Put most of the
filling in the centre. Fold the egg mixture to cover the filling and put the omelette
on the plate.
Tip: Uses your
leftover filling to decorate the top of your omelette.
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