This recipe is a traditional french omelette with a twist. Traditionally, a french omelette is made with whole eggs and chives; this recipe calls for my favorite Italian flavors infused into delicate egg whites. This recipe mixes the legendary French cooking techniques, with the legendary Italian flavors. Hence why this Gourmet Italian Egg White Omelette will have you cooking like a real chef!
Have all ingredients ready before cooking 
Melt butter into 8 inch non-stick skillet over medium-low heat 
Add egg whites 
Gently push solidified eggs towards middle and roll the pan to facilitate movement of uncooked eggs into gap 
Remove from heat and add grated Italian cheeses 
Add prosciutto and ricotta 
Sprinkle basil, oregano, and black pepper 
Tilt the pan to one side and roll the exterior edge of the omelette onto itself 
Use this folded-in edge to roll the entire omelette 
Tilt the pan and let gravity assist you with the roll. You may need to guide with your spatula. 
Roll straight onto your serving plate
My nonstick pans: GreenPan Padova 8″ and 10″ Ceramic Non-Stick Open Frypan Set, Light Blue (Paid link)
Many non-stick coatings are created with harmful chemicals that can contaminate your food if the the pans are over-heated. However, Green-pan uses a material called Thermolon that is derived from sand and doesn’t use toxic chemicals. This makes it both friendly to the environment and us!
A Chef’s Crucial Step – Not Your Grandma’s Eggs!
In Culinary school, my instructor began our omelette lesson with a statement I still find amusing. He said, “forget whatever your grandma told you about cooking eggs!”. Oftentimes, people think that you are supposed to brown your eggs- this in not true! In order to truly make this Gourmet Italian Egg White Omelette, “Like A Chef!” It’s important to not get any browning on your omelette. Browning on your omelette will surely kick you out of the competition on any cooking show. You may be wondering how the eggs will cook completely if no browning can happen? This is why I included the step to “Gently push solidified eggs towards the middle and roll the pan to facilitate movement of uncooked eggs into the gap”. This step allows you to fully cook your eggs without browning them! Voilà, bon appétit!
PrintGourmet Italian Egg White Omelette- Like A Chef!
This recipe is a traditional french omelette with a twist. Traditionally, a french omelette is made with whole eggs and chives; this recipe calls for my favorite Italian flavors infused into delicate egg whites.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 7
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
Equipment:
8 inch non-stick skillet
Rubber spatula
Ingredients:
1/2 cup egg whites
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon ricotta cheese
1 slice prosciutto (cut or torn into bite size strips)
2 teaspoons grated parmesan
2 teaspoons grated fontina
fresh oregano leaves (about 1 sprig removed from stem)
fresh basil leaf (1 large cut chiffonade)
pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick (non-stick is very important) skillet over medium-low heat and melt the butter in the pan then poor in the egg whites
- Scrape the egg mixture with a spatula constantly, and roll the liquid eggs to fill the gaps. This should form small egg clumps throughout the circle. Continue scraping and rolling until the eggs have solidified.
- Remove the pan from the heat, lay cheeses, prosciutto, and herbs into the middle of the omelette. Place your rubber spatula under one side of the omelette and allow it to roll into itself tilt the pan and allow the omelette to naturally roll into itself.
- Gently tilt your pan above a plate forcing the omelette to roll onto the plate. Sprinkle with pepper and more cheese if desired.
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