Omelet For One Food

STOVETOP OMELETTE FOR ONE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Saute mushroom slices, turkey bacon, green pepper, and onion until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate.
• Whip eggs with salt and pepper in a bowl until well combined.
• Pour eggs into the skillet so they completely cover the bottom. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese and turkey bacon mixture over the top. Cook until eggs are set, about 5 minutes. Slide omelette onto a plate.
• Roll up the omelette from one edge until it resembles a burrito. Cut in half and serve.

PERFECT OMELET

Steps:

• Beat the eggs: Soak 3 large eggs for 5 minutes in hot-not scalding-tap water. This will ensure that the omelet cooks faster, and the faster an omelet cooks, the more tender it's going to be. Crack the eggs into a small bowl or large bowl-shaped coffee mug. Season with a pinch of fine salt. Beat the eggs gently with a fork.
• TIP: I prefer a fork to a whisk for omelets because I don't want to work air into the eggs: Air bubbles are insulators and can slow down cooking if you're not careful.
• Heat the pan: Heat a 10-inch nonstick saute pan over medium to high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon room-temperature unsalted butter. Once melted, spread the butter around the pan with a basting brush to ensure coverage.
• TIP: Heat your pan empty for a few minutes before adding the butter: Even a nonstick surface is pocked with microscopic pores that eggs can fill and grab hold of. Heat expands the metal, squeezing these openings shut.
• Add the eggs: Pour the eggs into the center of the pan and stir vigorously with a silicone spatula for 5 seconds. (Actually, it's not so much a matter of stirring with the spatula as holding the spatula relatively still and moving the pan around to stir the eggs.)
• Let them cook: As soon as curds begin to form (that's the stuff that looks like scrambled eggs), lift the pan and tilt it around until the excess liquid pours off the top of the curds and into the pan. Then use the spatula to shape the edge and make sure the omelet isn't sticking. Move the spatula around the edge of the egg mixture to help shape it into a round and loosen the edge. Then walk away. That's right-let that omelet sit unaccosted for 10 long seconds so it can develop a proper outer crust. Don't worry: Your patience will be rewarded.
• Finish the omelet: Time for the "jiggle" step: Simply shake the pan gently to make sure the omelet is indeed free of the pan. Lift up the far edge of the pan and snap it back toward you. Then use the spatula to fold over the one-third facing you.
• Change your grip on the pan handle from an overhand to an underhand and move to the plate, which you might want to lube with just a brief brushing of butter to make sure things don't bind up in transit. Slide the one-third farthest from you onto the plate and then ease the fold over. Imagine that you're making a tri-fold wallet out of eggs-because that's exactly what you're doing. And just ease the pan over. There, that wasn't so hard.

BASIC OMELETTE RECIPE

Steps:

• Season the beaten eggs well with salt and pepper. Heat the oil and butter in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-low heat until the butter has melted and is foaming.
• Pour the eggs into the pan, tilt the pan ever so slightly from one side to another to allow the eggs to swirl and cover the surface of the pan completely. Let the mixture cook for about 20 seconds then scrape a line through the middle with a spatula.
• Tilt the pan again to allow it to fill back up with the runny egg. Repeat once or twice more until the egg has just set.
• At this point you can fill the omelette with whatever you like - some grated cheese, sliced ham, fresh herbs, sautéed mushrooms or smoked salmon all work well. Scatter the filling over the top of the omelette and fold gently in half with the spatula. Slide onto a plate to serve.

PERFECT OMELETTE FOR ONE

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, break both eggs, add cold water, salt and pepper and using a fork or a whisk, mix until well blended.
• Preheat an 8 or 10 inch frying pan on medium-high heat. It is preferable to use a non-stick frying pan or skillet.
• Add butter and let it melt.
• Rotate pan and let the butter coat the edges.
• Pour the egg mixture into the center of the pan and immediately start to rotate the pan in a circular motion, keeping the pan on the element at all times.
• During rotating, take a spatula and loosen the egg on the sides of the pan if nececessary and continue to rotate the pan until the eggs are cooked. You may need to loosen the sides a couple of times during cooking; takes about 2 minutes. The omelette should be loose and rotate in the pan. Do not overcook the omelette as it will get rubbery.
• Once the omelette is cooked, take the spatula and turn 1/3 of the omelette over towards the center of the pan. Slide the omelette onto a platter so that it folds again.
• You may wish to use your choice of filling. Just before you fold the last 1/3 over, add some filling and then fold the omelette over.
• Do not let the omelette brown. It should be thin and soft.
• Enjoy.

OMELET FOR ONE

Steps:

• Melt one tablespoon of the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft (2 minutes).
• Add mushroom and cook another 2 minutes (or until mushroom is soft).
• Add bell pepper and cook another 2 minutes (or until pepper is soft). Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
• Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
• Beat eggs with 1 tablespoon water and salt and pepper.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch non-stick skillet (or use the same skillet used to cook vegetables in). Pour in the eggs. Cook until edges begin to set- watch because it cooks fast (2-3 seconds).
• With a silicone spatula, stir mixture gently in a circular motion until thickened (10 seconds). Push back egg (from the edges of the pan) that has set so uncooked egg can run underneath. After about 20-30 seconds the top will be still wet but not runny and the omlet will be done. Remove skillet from heat.
• With a silicone spatula fold the lower third (closest to you) of the omlet to the center and then the far edge (1/3rd) towards the center.
• Make a shallow slit the length of the omlet and spoon the vegetables onto it.
• Serve immediately.

EASY OMELET FOR ONE

Steps:

• Whip the milk and flour together.
• Add sour cream or whipped cottage cheese.
• Add eggs and whisk until well blended.
• Keep in fridge until ready to cook.
• Heat non-stick skillet over medium heat (5-6 on electric stove).
• Spray skillet with lite olive oil or other veggie spray.
• Pour in egg mixture. You do not have lift the egg mixture to let the uncooked run under it will cook perfectly just by leaving it to cook.
• Cover with lid and cook 5 minutes (you do not have to flip it) or until it has risen and is firm on top.
• Meanwhile have your filling ready and warm.
• Place omelette on a warmed plate put filling on it, flip half over and enjoy or place filling on half the omelete in the pan, flip half over and slide onto a warmed plate.

GREEN CHILI OMELET (FOR ONE)

Steps:

• In mixing bowl mix eggs, milk, oregano, salt and pepper with fork until blended.
• Spray 8-inch non stick skillet or omelet pan. Heat over medium-high heat.
• Pour eggs into pan. As egg cooks gently lift edges with spatula to allow uncooked eggs to run under, when some what set run spatula around edges, then right under and flip.
• Let stand over heat a few seconds to lightly brown bottom of omelet.
• Sprinkle with cheese and chilies.
• Fold portion of omelet just to center. Allow for a portion of the omelet to slide up side of pan. Turn omelet onto warm plate, flipping folded portion of omelet over so it rolls over the bottom. Top with sour cream tomatoes and sprinkle with cilantro and garnish with olives and avocado.

VEGGIE OMELET FOR ONE

Steps:

• Melt one tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place onion and peppers and musrhoom inside of the skillet. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes stirring occasionally until vegetables are just tender.
• While the vegetables are cooking beat the eggs and egg whites with the milk.
• Remove the vegetables from heat and put in small bowl and keep warm.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter (in the skillet just used to cook the vegetables) over medium heat. Coat the skillet with the butter. When the butter is bubbly add the egg mixture and cook the egg for 2 minutes or until the eggs begin to set on the bottom of the pan. Gently lift the edges of the omelet with a spatula to let the uncooked part of the eggs flow toward the edges and cook. Continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes or until the center of the omelet starts to look dry.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the omelet and spoon the vegetable mixture into the center of the omelet. Using a spatula gently fold one edge of the omelet over the vegetables. Let the omelet cook for another two minutes or until the cheese melts to your desired consistency. Slide the omelet out of the skillet and onto a plate.

MUSHROOM OMELETTE FOR ONE

Steps:

• Set burner to medium to medium high (depending on your preference).
• Whisk eggs in a small bowl.
• Whisk in remaining ingredients.
• If burner is on medium, pour the eggs onto the pan first.
• If burner is on medium high, whisk in mushrooms before pouring onto pan.
• Flip omelette constantly so mushrooms don't burn.
• Use your better judgement as to when the omelette is ready (all ovens are different). My omelette took a little under 2 minutes on medium high.

MOZZARELLA & CHORIZO OMELET FOR ONE

Steps:

• Fry the chorizo and peppers in olive oil in a hot pan for 4 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs until light and frothy then add a dash of milk, some salt and pepper and half the chives.
• Add the egg to the hot pan with the pepper and chorizo and cook for two minutes.
• Slice the mozzarella and place over one half the omelet. Fold the other half over to cover the cheese and cook for 1-2 minutes, flipping to make sure both sides are cooked.
• Grate some cheddar over the top and place under a hot broiler for 30 seconds to a minute.
• Scatter over the rest of the chives and serve.