About

This is Alton Brown's Omelet recipe from Good Eats. I like it because it's basic and tastes great. It seems that most people don't know the basic steps for making a simple omelet.

Ingredients

• 3 Eggs
• 1 1/2 Teaspons Butter (Room Temperature)
• Chives / Black Pepper / Topper

Steps

• Warm the eggs in hot water for five minutes.
• Heat a 10 inch non-stick pan over medium high heat.
• Crack eggs into a bowl, add salt, and blend with a fork or whisk. · Once the pan is hot, add 1 Teaspoon of butter and brush it around the surface of the pan.
• Pour the eggs into the center of the pan and stir vigorously with a rubber spatual for 5 seconds.
• As soon as a semi-solid mass begins to form, lift the pan and move it around so the excess liquid pours off the semi-solid mass and into the pan.
• Use the spatula to help round and loosen the edge of the omelet.
• Let the omelet sit in the pan for 10 seconds without touching it.
• Shake the pan to loosen the omelet.
• Lift the far edge of the pan and snap it back towards you.
• Using the rubber spatula, fold over 1/3 of the omelet.
• Slide the omelet on to the plate.
• Fold over the remaining third of the omelet.
• Coat the omelet with the remaining butter, sprinkle with chives and/or black peper.
• Serve immediately.