Country Omelette Recipes

COUNTRY FRENCH OMELET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat the olive oil in a 10-inch ovenproof omelet pan over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook for 3 to 5 minutes over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is browned but not crisp. Take the bacon out of the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate.
• Place the potatoes in the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Continue to cook over medium-low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until very tender and browned, tossing occasionally to brown evenly. Remove with a slotted spoon to the same plate with the bacon.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together with a fork. After the potatoes are removed, pour the fat out of the pan and discard. Add the butter, lower the heat to low, and pour the eggs into the hot pan. Sprinkle the bacon, potatoes, and chives evenly over the top and place the pan in the oven for about 8 minutes, just until the eggs are set. Slide onto a plate, divide in half, and serve hot.

COUNTRY OVEN OMELET

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute 1/2 cup onion in oil. Add hash browns, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until hash browns are thawed. Press mixture into an ungreased 10-in. pie plate, forming a shell. , Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook the beef, peppers and remaining onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in parsley. Spoon into the potato shell. Sprinkle with cheese. , In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, paprika and remaining salt and pepper; pour over meat mixture. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

COUNTRY STYLE OMELETTE

Steps:

• Whisk eggs in a medium bowl.
• Add grated potato, parsley, ham, pepper, sage and onion to bowl and mix.
• Melt butter in pan over medium heat and add mixture, set temperature so it is just bubbling.
• Evenly spread mushrooms, tomato, capsicum and cheeses over top.
• Cook without turning until top is starting to firm, around 30 minutes.
• If required flip over and cook other side around one minute to set egg.
• Serve cut in half without folding.

COUNTRY OMELET

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to a moderate heat.
• In a skillet heat 1 T butter and the olive oil; add diced ham and sausages and saute for about 2 minutes over medium heat until lightly browned.
• Remove ham and sausages and reserve.
• Add potato to pan; saute until soft and golden brown.
• Combine eggs with parsley and green onion; season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in ham and sausages.
• Pour egg mixture into pan.
• Blend quickly with the potato and cook over moderate heat, shaking the pan a few times to prevent sticking.
• When the edge of the omelette starts to set, put the remaining butter on the edge of the omelette and tilt pan to let butter flow around it.
• After about 2 minutes, sprinkle omelet with grated cheese, put pan under a medium broiler to brown the top and melt the cheese.

CHEF JOHN'S FRENCH OMELETTE

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, salt, and water together in a mixing bowl. Whisk until mixture is very liquid and whites are completely blended in, 1 or 2 minutes.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a 9- or 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. As soon as butter melts and before it starts to sizzle, pour in the whisked eggs. Stir in a circular pattern with a heat-proof spatula, lifting and "scrambling" eggs, shaking pan to keep leveling out the mixture, and scraping down the sides. Continue stirring until shaking the pan no longer levels the eggs.
• Reduce heat to low. Using the spatula, smooth the surface of the eggs to move runny eggs to less runny spots, working toward an even thickness. As soon as surface is wet but not runny, remove from heat.
• Starting at the handle side of the pan, use the spatula to begin rolling the omelette into a cylinder shape, about 3 rolls until omelette is about 2 inches from opposite side of pan. Use spatula to fold the last flap of egg over the top of the cylinder leaving the seam side up. Add cubes of the remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to pan. Gently push the butter as it melts under the omelette.
• Slide omelette to edge of pan. Flip onto a plate with the seam side down. Even out the shape, if necessary. You can tuck in the ends, if you like. Brush surface with a bit more butter. Dust with cayenne pepper.

COUNTRY OMELET

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a nonstick skillet until hot but not smoking. Add the onions and potatoes and cook, covered, for about 10 minutes, stirring the mixture every 3 to 4 minutes. Arrange the tomato slices so they cover most of the surface of the potato-and-onion mixture, cover, and cook for 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl, add the chives, salt and pepper, and mix together with a fork. Add the egg mixture to the skillet and stir gently with the tines of the fork for about 1 minute to allow the eggs to flow between the potatoes. Then place the skillet under a hot broiler, 3 or 4 inches from the heat, and cook for about 3 minutes, until eggs are set.
• Invert onto a platter, cut into wedges and serve.

COUNTRY-STYLE OMELET

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs until frothy and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the ham and scallions and cook until the ham is browned and warmed through, then remove to a plate.
• Wipe the pan out and place it back over the heat. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and swirl around until melted, then add the eggs. Using a rubber spatula, move the outside edges of the eggs inward as they begin to set up. Continue to cook until the eggs are set and begin to get some color. Sprinkle the ham and cheese evenly over the surface of the eggs. When ready to serve, fold the omelet in half and slide out on to a plate.