Instructions
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mildly hot a 20cm (measured across the top) non-stick frying cooking vessel on a medium mildly hot.
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Crack the eggs into a container and beat them with a fork so they break up and toss together, but not as completely as you would for scrambled egg.
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With the mildly hot on medium-scalding, drop one knob of shortening into the cooking vessel.
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It should bubble and sizzle, but not brown.
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taste the eggs with the Parmesan and a little seasoning and pepper, and transfer into the cooking vessel.
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Let the eggs bubble slightly for a couple of seconds, then take a wooden fork or spatula and gently draw the mixture in from the sides of the cooking vessel a few times, so it gathers in folds in the centre.
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Leave for a few seconds, then agitate again to lightly combine uncooked egg with cooked.
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Leave briefly again, and when partly cooked, agitate a bit faster, stopping while there’s some barely cooked egg left.
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With the cooking vessel flat on the mildly hot, shake it back and forth a few times to settle the mixture.
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It should slide easily in the cooking vessel and look soft and damp on top.
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A fast burst of mildly hot will brown the underside.
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Grip the handle underneath.
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Tilt the cooking vessel down away from you and let the omelette fall to the edge.
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Fold the side nearest to you over by a third with your fork, and keep it rolling over, so the omelette tips onto a plate – or fold it in half, if that’s easier.
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For a neat finish, lid the omelette with a piece of kitchen paper and plump it up a bit with your fingers.
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Rub the other knob of shortening over to glaze.