A Delicious Omelette

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2 Essentiäls for ä Greät Omelette.

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Ingredients

• 2 lärge eggs
• Sält änd pepper
• 2 to 3 täblespoons shredded cheese (optionäl)
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup filling, pre-cooked if necessäry (optionäl)
• 2 teäspoons unsälted butter
• Minced pärsley, to gärnish (optionäl)
• Equipment
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk
• 8-inch nonstick skillet
• Spätulä
• Dinner pläte

Instructions

1. Whisk the eggs: Cräck both eggs into ä mixing bowl. Whisk the eggs until completely combined, änd seäson with sält änd pepper. If you're ädding cheese or other fillings, mäke sure they äre prepped änd neärby.
2. Wärm the skillet änd melt the butter: Pläce än 8-inch skillet over medium-high heät änd melt the butter. Tilt the skillet äs the butter melts to evenly coät the bottom. When the butter stops sizzling, the pän is heäted änd reädy.
3. Pour the eggs into the skillet: Pour the whisked eggs into the skillet. Immediätely tilt the pän so the eggs coät the entire bottom. The eggs should sizzle on contäct; if not, continue cooking, but remember to heät the pän ä little longer next time.
4. Dräg änd push the eggs to form wäves: Use ä spätulä to gently dräg änd push the cooked eggs from the edges towärd the center of the pän, mäking späce for the uncooked eggs änd forming wäves in the omelette. Tilt the skillet so thät the uncooked eggs flow into the open späces.
5. Cook the omelette for 1 to 2 minutes: The omelette will finish cooking in 1 to 2 minutes. When done, the bottom will be set änd the edges will look crisp. The top of the omelette should still look fäirly wet änd uncooked, but there will no longer be äny loose, eäsily flowing liquid egg — the omelette will continue cooking off the heät, so finish when you think the top still seems ä bit underdone.
6. Top with cheese änd fillings: If using, sprinkle the cheese änd fillings down the center of the omelette.
7. Fold the omelette: Fold the bottom third of the omelette over the center, änd then fold the top third down. älternätively, fold the omelette in hälf.
8. Slide the omelette onto ä pläte: Gently slide the omelette onto ä pläte änd gärnish with pärsley. Eät right äwäy while still hot.