Breakfast & Brunch
French Omelette aux Fines Herbes
★★★★★ 4.7 (145 reviews)
Difficulty: Medium
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The hallmark of French culinary skill: a custard-soft, barely-set omelette folded with fresh garden herbs. Three ingredients, two minutes, one life-changing technique.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp cold butter plus more for cooking
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tsp fresh tarragon
- Salt and white pepper
Method
- Crack eggs into a bowl and beat vigorously with a fork until homogenous. Season lightly with salt and white pepper.
- Heat an 8-inch non-stick pan over medium-high. Add butter, let it foam and stop foaming.
- Pour in eggs. Using a spatula, immediately begin stirring in small circles while shaking the pan. Stop stirring when eggs are barely set but still glossy.
- Sprinkle herbs across the center. Tilt pan and fold omelette over itself using the spatula.
- Roll out onto a warm plate, seam-side down. It should be pale yellow with no color.