Prep time
5 min
Cook time
10 min
Serves
1
Calories
~310 kcal
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
Method
01
Cook the filling first
Heat ½ tbsp butter in a non-stick pan over high heat. Add sliced mushrooms in a single layer and don't touch them for 2 minutes. You want them golden, not grey and steamed. Once coloured, toss briefly, add spinach, stir until wilted — about 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper and tip the filling onto a plate.
02
Beat the eggs properly
Crack 3 eggs into a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and a crack of pepper. Beat until the yolks and whites are completely uniform — about 30 seconds of brisk whisking. Don't add water or milk; this isn't that kind of omelette.
03
Start the omelette
Return the pan to medium heat and add the remaining 1 tbsp butter. Let it melt and foam but not brown. Pour in the eggs. Leave them for about 15 seconds until the edges just start to set — you'll see them turn opaque.
04
Work the edges
Using a spatula, gently pull the set edges inward while tilting the pan so the liquid egg flows into the gap. Continue around the pan, working quickly. The goal is a uniformly set surface with a top that's barely wet — this takes under 2 minutes.
05
Fill and fold
When the top is just barely set but still looks slightly glossy, spoon the mushroom and spinach filling onto the half of the omelette closest to you. Fold the far half over the filling using your spatula. Slide onto a warm plate.
06
Garnish and serve
Scatter chopped garlic chives over the top. The omelette will finish cooking from residual heat — the centre should be soft and custardy. Eat immediately, directly from the plate.
Tips for the best result
- ✦Use a non-stick pan — eggs cling to stainless steel and the omelette will tear when you fold it.
- ✦Medium heat for the omelette, not high. High heat gives rubbery, browned eggs. You want pale yellow and soft.
- ✦The filling should be cool or room temperature when you add it — hot filling keeps cooking the eggs from inside.
- ✦3 eggs is the right amount for one person. 2 eggs makes a thin, sad omelette. 4 eggs is too much to fold cleanly.
- ✦Eat the moment it's plated. A resting omelette is an overcooked omelette.
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