a question about omelettes - Page 2

kittyloo · ‎03-11-2010

i live on the west coast. here if the ingredients are mixed together like that, it's called a scramble.

otherwise when the ingredients are on the inside, then it's a omelet.

i guess it could be a regional thing.

kittyloo · ‎03-11-2010

@on the bay wrote:
I used to make omelets all the time and always put things in between.
It seems a frittata (which I'd never heard of til a few years ago) is more like ingredients mixed into the eggs?

a frittata is eggs on the bottom, veg, meats cheese on top, and then its finished under the broiler. served open faced, not folded.

lOVETOSHOP · ‎10-26-2010

I always thought that a frittata is eggs with veggies, meat, etc. added to the eggs and then maybe cheese on top, baked or put under broiler briefly. Served from pan cut into wedges, not folded like an omelette.

My preference for an omelette would be to have the ingredients cooked with the eggs and then folded over and served.

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

From the earliest cookbooks, the directions are to beat 2 eggs with a Tbsp. of water (fluffy omlettes) and pour into a buttered skillet. Add finely cut vegetables and cheese allowing the eggs to cook very slowly.

Flip one side over the other to create a half circle.

Serve.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i like and prefer the ingredients to be cooked and mixed in with the eggs.

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beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

One of my favorite things for breakfast! Definitely in between.

libbyannE · ‎10-27-2010

A real omelet is made by starting to cook the beaten eggs, lifting the edges to let the beaten egg flow under the cooked portion for more even cooking. Then you add the other ingredients to heat and finally fold it over part-way. Grab a plate, and, with a deft turn of the wrist, you fold it the rest of the way closed as you move it from pan to plate. Ingtredients should not be cooked into the egg for an omelet, but a frittata works that way and is served flat without folding.

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

I really dont care one way or the other. It all tastes the same and is good.

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BeccaLou · ‎02-09-2016

Mixed with the eggs.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@libbyannE wrote:
A real omelet is made by starting to cook the beaten eggs, lifting the edges to let the beaten egg flow under the cooked portion for more even cooking. Then you add the other ingredients to heat and finally fold it over part-way. Grab a plate, and, with a deft turn of the wrist, you fold it the rest of the way closed as you move it from pan to plate. Ingredients should not be cooked into the egg for an omelet, but a works that way and is served flat without folding.

@libbyannE That's the way Julia and Jacques Pepin do it! You can go to YouTube and watch!

A frittata as i have seen them are meats and veggies sauteed then the eggs beaten slightly, poured over and the sauteed things pushed around a little so the eggs blend in and go to the bottom. It cooks a little bit on the stove and goes in the oven to finish.

I don't like eggs with water or cream or anything else in them. To me it makes them watery and separate into little hard curds when cooked. Don't like eggs cooked over high heat either.