Ham and cheese omelette

Recipe video above. This "scrambled egg" method is a great, easy way to make omelettes that are soft and custardy inside without worries about raw egg in the middle. Essentially, you make soft scrambled eggs, then spread (like jam) across the pan so it sets into an omelette. Fill, fold, serve!Makes 1 omelette, a filling meal for one.

👥 1 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 10 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●pan
●stove
●bowl
●whisk
●spatula

📝 Preparation Steps

Heat control - If at any stage your omelette is cooking too fast, remove the pan off the stove to let it cool down and lower the heat.

Whisk the eggs, salt and cream in a bowl for ⏱️ 10 seconds until slightly foamy.

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Warm ham - Melt 1/3 of the butter in a 24cm/9.5" non-stick pan (or thereabouts, Note 5) over medium heat until foamy. Swirl/spread to coat the base, then cook ham using a rubber spatula for ⏱️ 90 seconds until warmed through. Remove into bowl.

Semi-scramble eggs - Melt and swirl remaining butter in the pan. Give the eggs a quick whisk then pour into the pan. Leave for ⏱️ 15 seconds or until the very edges set, then do long leisurely strokes around and across the pan to scrape up cooked egg and let the raw egg run onto the base. Continue for ⏱️ 30 seconds or so until the egg is partially cooked. GOAL: wet enough to spread like jam, but not so wet that the egg runs when you tilt the pan.

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Spread the egg evenly across the pan (no need to be meticulous). Top half with cheese, then ham. (By this time, the omelette should be almost cooked through but still shiny/custardy on the surface).

Loosen the naked side then fold over using 2 rubber spatulas. Leave in the pan for another ⏱️ 30 seconds to melt the cheese and finish cooking inside.

Serve - Slide or flip onto a plate and serve! Sprinkle with chives if desired.

Nutrition Facts

calories

595 kcal

fat Content

49 g

serving Size

1 serving

sugar Content

1 g

sodium Content

907 mg

protein Content

35 g

trans Fat Content

1 g

cholesterol Content

601 mg

carbohydrate Content

2 g

saturated Fat Content

25 g

unsaturated Fat Content

20 g

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