Classic French Omelette Recipe
A good French omelette is classically made with just 3 ingredients: eggs, salt, and a touch of butter. It’s cooked low and slow to make a fluffy, perfectly yellow omelette with no brown spots and a pillowy soft interior!
Servings: 1 omelette
Equipment
- 8 or 10-inch nonstick omelette pan 8 or 10-inch
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs you can also use 4 eggs
- ½ tablespoon butter
- Salt to taste
- Black or white pepper optional
Instructions
- In a bowl with a fork, beat eggs and salt together until well-combined.
- In a nonstick omelette pan (I use an 8-inch pan), add butter. Over medium-low heat, melt butter, swirling it around so the bottom of the pan is coated.
- As soon as butter melts, add beaten eggs. Use the fork to stir around eggs over medium-low heat until the first few soft scrambled eggs start to develop. As soon as the first scrambled eggs appear, stop stirring.
- Let eggs cook without touching the pan for several minutes. You’ll notice the edges of the eggs cook first. When the edges are cooked, use a spatula to gently lift the corner of the omelette, checking to make sure the bottom isn’t browning. Turn heat down if you see brown spots.
- Let omelette continue to cook, untouched, until desired hardness. I like the center to be slightly soft!
- When omelette reaches desired doneness, slide spatula halfway under omelette. Flip one-third of the omelette over into the center of the circular egg. And then roll the omelette on itself so the second third is underneath the omelette and the top of the omelette is smooth.
- Sprinkle with more salt, and white or black pepper is desired. Serve immediately with a simple salad or toast!
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Notes
- The key is to be patient and to not increase the temperature!
- Although the French typically don’t add fillings to their omelettes, see my notes in the post above about when to add fillings if desired!
Nutrition
Serving: 1omelette | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 506mg | Sodium: 232mg | Potassium: 184mg | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 888IU | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg