French Herbed Omelette

Submitted by Polar Bear

"This is a personal favorite of Jacques Pepin."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 10 large eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup parsley
• 1⁄4 cup tarragon or 1/4 cup chives (use a combination)
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter

directions

1. Beat the eggs, pepper and salt in a bowl.
2. Stir in the herbs.
3. Heat 1 teaspoon each of the oil and butter in a nonstick frying pan over high heat.
4. When the oil and butter are hot, add half the egg mixture.
5. Stir it continuously with a fork while shaking the pan for about 2 minutes to create small curds.
6. When most of the mixture is solid, cook it without stirring for 10 seconds to create a thin``skin´´ on the underside of the mixture, binding it together.
7. Roll the omelet by bringing together 2 opposite edges.
8. Invert in a plate.
9. Repeat process using remainder of ingredients to create a second omelette.
10. Serve immediately, half an omelet per person.

Reviews

[Jonathan Melendez]

Watched a lot of youtube videos to get the technique down right. I know it sounds odd to mix it so much at the beginning but it really works. Best omelette out there!

 

[ellie_]

I cut this recipe in half using 5 eggs about and 1/4 cup parsley and 1 tsp dried tarragon. I think I should have cut back a bit more on the parsley and used chives instead of the tarragon since the tarragon flavor still overwhelmed the eggs. But we still enjoyed the omlet and it was a nice change from the usual omlets we have. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Bergy]

Very easy to follow instructions. I cut the recipe back to 2 eggs and the herbs were a bit overpoering - This may have been my fault not the recipe. Next time I will cut back more on the herbs than the downsized omelette calls for. Served with leftover oven fried potatoes with mixed peppers and a small ham steak and 16 grain toast. Thanks Polar bear for a nice brunch