The perfect omelette is a simple but delicious treat, perfect for a filling meal when time is in short supply.
Jess Moses, a food photographer who shares “food hacks that will change your life” on her TikTok account @freshlysnapped, recently shared her method for making restaurant-style omelettes at home.
Easy to follow, the quick cooking hack was shared with her £28,900 followers, while she explained that “the trick is all in the sieve”.
While separating the whites from the yolks is not unheard of, the sieve trick is a chef’s secret that can result in a smoother egg dish, with no risk of stray bits of eggshell or unwanted bubbles.
To kick off the cooking, the influencer pops a knob of butter to melt in a heated saucepan. She then cracks an egg into the sieve and shakes it in small, gentle circles.
Drizzling the whisked egg white directly into the pan below, she uses her finger first and then a fork to gently rub the last bits of the egg white through the mesh of the sieve.
With a second egg sieved and added to the pan, she stirs the remaining yolk before pouring it into the pan with the whites and tilting the pan to swish it around.
The TikTook foodie adds flavour with some halved cherry tomatoes and a generous helping of salt and pepper before flipping the omelette over.
After a few last seconds of heat, she transfers the meal to the plate and slices into it to show her followers the finished product.
The fool-proof technique has been “liked” over 114,600 times and shared an impressive 5.5 million times.
One commenter confirmed her culinary skill, saying: “Working in a three- stars Michelin and I can certify this is perfectly cooked omelette, not overcooked and perfectly seasoned with tomatoes only.”
Another added: “This is a stellar recipe, my grandma used to make it like this all the time.”
Others however enquired about the need to separate the egg in such an elaborate fashion. One said: “You don’t need all the procedure, just separate the yolk from the white,” while another said: “Oh great now I have to clean something else” referring to the use of the sieve and the pan.
