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When
butter is foaming pour some into
egg mixture, stir it in and then immediately pour
eggs into
pan.
Shake
pan to spread
mixture evenly. Now, using a fork or thin spatula, draw
cooked egg away from
edge of
pan and let
uncooked liquid run into
space created.
When
omelet is almost cooked, but
surface is still soft and liquid, flip one edge of
omelet towards
center of
pan so that it folds over. Then slide
unfolded edge onto a warmed plate, rolling
folded edge over
top of it as you do so.
An omelet cooked in this way requires no filling, except perhaps some fresh, chopped, herbs added to
egg mixture about 15 minutes before cooking.
What’s that? Oh yes, all right; if you must you can use olive oil instead of butter.

During the 1990s Michael Sheridan was head chef of the Pierre Victoire restaurant in London's West End, specializing in French cuisine. An Australian, he is a published author on cooking matters, and runs a free membership club for busy home cooks at http://thecoolcook.com