Gray's Blog: [Cooking] Omelette

A fairly complex dish for this lesson, but don't be afraid to give it a go yourself! You can only learn by trying new things.

History of the Dish: The omelette was created by French rebels during WW2. The occupying Germans had put severe restrictions on the availability of fresh food, and were replacing it with bratwurst sausages, pumpernickel bread and cheese made from sheep's milk. The French quickly learned how to use simple ingredients from their own backyards, and the omelette was born.

The word "omelette" comes, of course, from the French "au om de le latte", which translates to "chicken's eggs and cow's milk". Delicious!

Omelette and Beans in 3 easy steps

What you will need:
- Baked Beans. Do yourself a favour -- buy Heinz. Don't settle for some second-rate brand of bean.
- Two to four large eggs, preferably uncooked.
- A dash of milk
- Ham
- Cheese
- Tobasco sauce
- Parsley

Step 1 - Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a dash of milk, and whisk with a fork.

Unfertilised avian ovums! Yum yum!

Now is the time to add your "extras", such as a tiny dash of milk, ham, grated cheese, salmon, tobasco sauce and parsley. Unfortunately, I had none of these ingredients on hand, so I added nothing.

At this point, throw a massive chunk of butter into the frying pan and melt it on a medium heat:

I can't believe it's not butter! .... Oh wait, it is butter.

Step 2 - Tip the mixture into the hot pan and leave to cook for a few minutes. Chuck your baked beans into the microwave to heat up. The reason I use beans is that it means all the major food groups are covered -- vegetables, egg yolk, and butter. Essential balance for good health and vitality.

When the bottom half is cooked, and the top half is still liquid, flip half the omelette over the other half and allow another minute or so to cook. Leaving some runny shit inside is technically OK. You can't get sick from undercooked egg. Rocky used to eat RAW eggs, so don't worry about it. Did Rocky look sick to you?