French Omelette

Julia Child urged a nation to put down their beaters, and pick up a whisk!! When Julia Child first started teaching the fundamentals of French cooking, eveyone tended to use electric beaters for basic blending and mixing, Then she introduced them to the whisk. Child used whisks in numerous recipes, including sauces, creams and soups, as well as for beating eggs. She encouraged cooks to get a variety of sizes, including a large balloon whisk for beating egg whites. Child featured a whisk during the pilot to her public television show The French Chef. She used it to make an omelette. Her method for unmolding the eggs from the pan may seem complicated, but it produces a nicely folded omlette ideal for filling.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 2  extra-large eggs or 3  large eggs
• 1  pinch salt
• 3  dashes black pepper (3 grinds)
• 1  teaspoon cold water (optional)
• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter, plus extra for garnish

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, salt, pepper and water, if using, until just blended. Set aside.
2. Place a non-stick skillet over high. Add butter and tilt pan in all directions to coat bottom and sides. When butter foam has almost subsided but just before it browns, pour in eggs.
3. Shake pan briefly to spread eggs over bottom and pan, then let pan sit for several seconds undisturbed while eggs coagulate on the bottom. If adding any fillings, such as sautéed vegetables, do so now.
4. Start jerking pan toward you, throwing eggs against the far edge. Keep jerking roughly, gradually lifting pan up by handle and tilting far edge of pan over heat as omelette begins to roll over on itself. Use a rubber spatula to push any stray egg back into mass. Then bang on handle close to the pan with a fist and omelette will start curling at its far edge.
5. To unmold, manoeuvre omelette to one side of pan. Fold the third of the omelette farthest from you over on itself. Lift pan and hold a serving plate next ot it.
6. Tilt pan toward plate, allowing omelette to slide onto it and fold over on itself into thirds.
7. Spear a lump of of butter with a fork and rapidly brush it over the top of the omelette Garnish with parsley.
8. And so is the omelette from Julia Child!