French Omelette

[@sudhiriyer5118]

I have tried making this many times. Scrambled eggs have become my favorite.

[@daniloxyz]

Lower your heat

[@Homeland81]

Its all about the technique..its difficult. You need the right heat, right pan and riggt ingredients.

[@markust8904]

Funny Sudhir, thats a good joke to use.😜

[@shabarikailash]

Lol

[@frederick165]

Weird scrambled eggs have becam my mortal enemy

[@SicAltusIsVulnero]

The best thing with this technique is if you are making this as a breakfast for your partner, you can guarantee they’ll be awake by the time it’s ready to eat.

[@khalidamajoud4114]

😂😂😂

[@HenryBeetroot]

@@khalidamajoud4114 😂🤣😂😭😭😂🤫

[@cashmerecaveman]

Comedy gold😂

[@ChsM-jk4oy]

Also all the neighbours in your street lol

[@FortunateJuice]

Lol

[@ZackMorris1]

It's just absolutely ridiculous how easy he makes that look. What a master. He's just on another level.

[@truter5243]

Yup. I went in with full confidence and came out a broken man after trying it. Got it right after a few tries

[@generatorx]

Yes, he makes it look easy, its not for a beginner.

[@ZackMorris1]

@@generatorx Your cat looks like my cat, I had to do a double take!

[@generatorx]

@@ZackMorris1 He passed away March 7, 2017. I miss him.

[@ZackMorris1]

@@generatorx Sorry to hear that. It's always the worst when we lose a fuzzy friend. I hope you gave a new cat a great forever home as you did for your friend.

[@shr00m7]

The number of times I thought he was going to lose that omelet was unreal, only to see it come out better than any other french omelet video I've seen. What a boss. Mad respect.

[@maddierosemusic]

Yeah, at the end I was like WHOOPS - oh no, he saved it !!!

[@techguy9023]

How many times has he made an omelette in his life? 20,000 maybe? I guess after the first 15,000 times you figure it out

[@orrling]

how can you "lose an omelet" if i may ask

[@shr00m7]

@@orrling when the omelette slips out of the pan and crashes to a surface below and is no longer an omelette and just a pile of cooked egg. I did not anticipate this being a foreign concept.

[@orrling]

Aah okay

[@PeteJohnWilson]

I wonder how many times I've watched him do this.

[@perryroobay]

+1 and always with that fork in the ns pan. I've got his omelette technique down but cannot abide the fork 🤣

[@brendanmackinnon3315]

Never gets old though

[@bengt_axle]

@@perryroobay The tip of the tines should not scrape into the pan. Only the flat part lightly touches the pan. I believe the purpose of using a fork is to have one tool to beat the eggs and cook, but also that it provides a tool to drag the coagulated egg over the pan and lift it up when necessary. A seasoned carbon steel pan (e.g., Mauviel, deBuyer), using butter as a cooking fat also works well and won't scratch, but really needs only to be used for eggs. The most important thing is to start with eggs at room temperature and make sure your pan (especially non stick steel) is properly heated.

[@dannywimpey2487]

I wonder how many times he's done it

[@nonenoneexistant1206]

@@dannywimpey2487 wouldnt surprise me if it were really over a million times by now

[@TimBierbaum]

adding the timer and showing it cook in real time is very helpful

[@TSimo113]

KZbin can delete every other classic French omelette video in existence. This is perfection.

[@daveshorr]

I mean other than the original JP french omelette from 25 years ago

[@brieapplebanana]

But a metal fork in a nonstick.....

[@sergedevesa]

@@brieapplebanana You do not need to use a nonstick pan in fact. When I was in France in hotel we used regular iron cast pan who was used only for omelet and when we was done we just wipe the pan with clean towel and never wash it . Sometime we clean it with rock salt too, omelet never stick on pan, and you get the same result. For me here in USA Omelet look like a tortilla fold in half and scramble egg look like broken omelet and always over cooked and never fluffy, as it should be. Sometime if the pan is at the right temperature and you have enough experience just by turning the pan as rotation without using the fork you can still cook it thru and use plastic spatula only at the end just to roll it and shape it as a cigar with a clean towel too. Bon Appetite

[@brieapplebanana]

@@sergedevesa #teamcastiron

[@bobjayp]

That's BS. There's a lot of professional chefs with videos of how they make perfect omelettes using different techniques from Jaque Pepin. Much less noisy methods. And w/o the crutch of a nonstick pan.

[@jamesburrell677]

I love the way Jacques cooks. No gadgets just to impress, no measuring and it is okay to wash your hands and touch the food. Mostly just hands, fork, knife, common sense and season to taste. I watched another video on how to make a proper french omelette and thought I needed a food processor and had to fold it like origami to get the proper texture. I watched Jacques do it with a bowl, a fork, two simple folds and a pair of eyes!

[@phos687]

Please don't use a fork in a teflon pan though😄

[@doomo]

@@phos687 Please don't use a teflon pan..

[@steveo1983]

Totally agree. I've always modelled his technique (or tried to during my career in a kitchen). It's such a basic technique on paper, and looks easy, but very tricky to master. It's amazing the amount of chefs out there who can do the fanciest stuff but have no idea how to perform the basics like cooking some eggs or roasting a chicken.

[@jimburns1927]

Nobody does it better! Makes it look easy, it isn’t easy! The Master Chef Jacques Pepin 🙏

[@0innerself0]

Here in France, it's a test for cooks. If you can do a good omelette, you're on the right way. Sometimes the most basic dishes are the ones the most difficult to achieve correctly.

[@jessepacheco6020]

Eggs. They are easy to mess up and the downfall of many a good chef...

[@RonJDuncan]

I was so worried in culinary school that I was going to get it wrong after practicing it in my head so many times... but when time came to make it, it wasn't as difficult as I expected.

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

I just made my first one of these, and it was nearly perfect, thanks to this video. I've cooked enough things for the first time to know what beginner's luck is, so i'm looking forward to attempt #47 when it comes out right again.

[@oceans80]

lol so true, been there myself

[@lacilorax]

I usually do very well the first time, then not as well the second time, then better than the first on the third try! So don't give up if the second try is not as good. Third time's the charm!

[@astridexplorer5096]

Ha! So true. The first time I made Chef Pepin's french omelette was several years ago and it was picture perfect. I've made them many times since then, and they have never looked as good. They still taste delicious, so my family and I don't mind "ugly" omelettes.

[@jftube3333]

That technique of folding the end, by tapping on the pan. Brilliant! A true master chef

[@Vinit_Ambat]

Absolutely!

[@antinormalninja]

I've only managed to perfectly do this once and I think I cried afterwards 😂😂 brilliant indeed

[@MrDhillon24]

The Boss of kitchen...no yelling just cooking with affection n love...

[@eddsonshetunyenga9761]

Really?? He's so aggressive and rough. Plus he's trying to talk about rolling blunts.

[@jayneprentiss]

Maybe you missed the episode where his daughter Claudine cut an onion the wrong way😮

[@dingotopruc9642]

Since I have seen Mr Pepin's video I have made myself more than a thousand omelettes. One every day for lunch with chives, thyme, onion, cheeze or salsa, part of a ketogenic diet consisting of two meals a day. I have lost 85 pounds and this recipe has kept me going because I'm never getting tired of it.

[@con1q2w]

2:27 "Just like rolling a blu- uh, rolling a, uh, a carpet..."

[@oliverhruby1844]

DUUUDE I'M CRYING HOW DID NOBODY NOTICE THIS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mohammadgamaslazuardi6438]

What's he trying to say by blu-?

[@con1q2w]

@@mohammadgamaslazuardi6438 The joke is he was going to say wrap it like a blunt. After listening a couple times and using some cooking context, maybe we was going to say "blanket" or "blintz", but figured carpet would be a better analogy.

[@Iba0001]

He gets down wit the shits 🤣🔥

[@l4d2_ellis20]

@@con1q2w Definitely "blanket".

[@rafaelnunes7156]

Honestly, this man is not a chef. He is a master magician, chef of chefs.

[@LinkRocks]

Chef Pepin is so good at teaching technique. I've seen him make an omelette countless times and never grow tired of it.

[@lylegorch5956]

True. I made an omelet this morning. When I thought of Pepin, I had to hang my head in shame. Tasted great but was ugly AF.

[@joeg7227]

Between this and watching him break down a whole chicken in like 40 seconds is just phenomenal.

[@LisaMitchell-f8e]

King of restaurants and kitchens everywhere. 😊 can watch all day. He makes gourmet food accessible to everyone.

[@sergiojuan217]

That timer is probably the most helpful part of these videos. Also, Jacque inspired me to cook!

[@Zyugo]

I've seen others replicate this recipe, but they were nothing like Pepin's way of making it in under a minute. Truly a masterclass right there.

[@woodshed_moments]

I grew up watching Jacques Pépin, the guy is a national treasure, for Frenchards and a benefit to us here in the states, because he’s just simply one of the best

[@manuel233]

Classic French omelette... with “herbz” hah, the way he pronounced it, just won my heart with that only

[@J0hnny0]

Teflon doesn’t scratch if you have a French accent.

[@eldestroyo]

I'm gonna not say what we're ALL thinking..

[@ivanteo1973]

The fork is french

[@identidem]

Ikr haha, except only that's not teflon it's anodized aluminium

[@user-hx5yj5to7r]

Ho - ho - ho...oui' I'm even laughing in french.

[@NeoclassicalRadagast]

@@identidem thank you for saying that

[@unknownbunga73]

These videos are such a comfort to me

[@poomped53]

This man single handedly made my breakfasts so, so much more enjoyable. For years! Merci Jacques!

[@JasieK0]

I only discovered Jacques last week. It's amazing that even though I consider myself ok home cook with above average knowledge, almost every video I learn a useful tip. Tap to flip other side of omelette is so simple, yet clever and looks so professional. It's obvious he's a pro

[@rish1459]

Just so wonderful watching a Master at his craft doing something so elegant and beautiful!

[@thomasunterwagner5321]

Chef Pepin is an absolute fantastic teacher and my favorite.

[@danh-or5nt]

i started out with a nonstick pan a few months ago and had modest success with his technique. Then many months of cooking during this pandemic my nonstick pans are caput! So i watched some heat a SS pan to the point where drop of water forms mercury like ball running around. then use a little oil not butter which browns and coat the pan and then pour in the eggs. IT WORKED!!

[@peterchoe]

nonstick pans are questionable in terms of their safety anyway. This technique was done successfully and frequently before them in seasoned pans as you describe.

[@ssampzz]

His omelette looks so much better than the other videos on KZbin, despite everyone taking very similar approaches. I also like how he hasn’t needed to sprinkle herbs on top to give that authentic French look.

[@YD-uq5fi]

It is hard to compete with 80 years of experience. As he said, he probably makes one almost every day.

[@stephanyroedl3803]

He is simply the best! I am in awe every time I watch him cook. Jaques is THE MAN.🥚👍🏼 ,

[@wb5mgr]

Beautiful. I greatly miss the series he did with Claudette. That was so enjoyable to watch the two of them.

[@stevemiller7460]

no one can elevate simple food like the great Jacques Pepin, 3 eggs and some herbs, in his hands a work of art!

[@erickf.1887]

I miss the shows when he cooks with his grand daughter. Great teachings always. Thank you Jacques!

[@haroldhausman1672]

I want to thank you Chef for all the years of instruction and inspiration and personality. God bless you Jacques.

[@ignacioriosjr603]

He is just a master. He makes it look so easy and it comes out SO BEAUTIFUL.

[@issacsinha]

I followed his technique today in my first attempt of making a French omelette. Couldn't make it as good as his, but I'm happy that it didn't turn out like a scrambled egg! Especially the tips of bringing everything on one side, tapping the pan to fold it on other side, and the way to hold the pan to put it on the plate. I'm going to practice more. Chef Pépin is a master!!

[@strateshooter1402]

A very good quality pan is essential .

[@mfaracing]

I make it myself, I learnt from this vide and yet I come back and watch it again and again every few months, just to revise and hoping one day to be able to master this art like you do.

[@cizia69]

So simple yet so hard to replicate

[@TheDavishers]

I've been doing this for 2 months now, and I have to keep coming back to see what I'm doing wrong. Too much butter, stainless steel pan (I finally gave in, and I don't know what the french used back before Teflon, but it made a huge difference), Too big a pan, Almost got it now, but I still need to fix the asymmetric slant he puts on it. I've started to refer to myself in the third person as Jacques when I'm cooking omlets to my wifes great amusement...

[@malcolmxxx86]

@@TheDavishers well seasoned carbon steel is what they used and some still do

[@avinashprasad2535]

@@TheDavishers carbon steel skillets my guy, carbon steel skillets. You can season them like cast iron, but they are light and smooth, you can use metal spoons on them and they are oven safe too.

[@AirstripBum]

Not hard at all. Do it a few times and you'll have it down.

[@karl1949]

Chef Jacques Pepin - You're a treasure!

[@airplanejazz]

I did his technique and after lots of practice I have maybe gotten to 60% of his greatness.

[@watrgrl2]

Chef Pepin, I just had the immense pleasure of watching the video of the day you welcomed popular French You-Tuber @Alex from France into your home. What a wonderful show that was to watch. I have such warm memories of watching you, Julia Childs and Graham Kerr on PBS as a child with my mom and little sister. May you be blessed with as much warmth and happiness as you have spread throughout this world with your cooking shows!

[@johndoe4073]

It is always a gift to see a master at work. Thank you for creating this.

[@jacktheshitposter795]

The beating of the eggs was perfect. I always assumed I had to be quiet. But the noise convinced me I wasn't being wrong, I just lacked the conviction.

[@profamitgupta]

I must have watched him cook this omelette 10 times. Very therapeutic to observe his expertise demonstrated in a ridiculously easy-looking recipe.

[@kimhuett]

Love this omelette, and you, too, Mr Pépin! Pairs well with a simple side salad of mixed greens w/ vinaigrette. Had it this morning.

[@dazcleveland5041]

I Love the way he says Tender, so French and smooth.

[@AdwaitPatil]

Greetings to you chef ! You have been very inspiring to me since the beginning of my culinary school education and watching you recreate one of your most well known recepies is the equivalent of watching guilmour playing the comfortably Numb solo ,or watching Micheal Jackson's moonwalk . The ease of mastery can be clearly seen which make everything you do look so simple yet you only find out how much effort is required when you attempt it ! Wishing you a lot of Heath in this time , Merci beaucoup Chef .

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Thank you for a beautiful presentation, I know you are a great chef, you taught us a lot.Many Americans have benefited from your advice and cooking techniques. One more time thank you for everything.

[@viiinicius17]

Ive been making omelette like this for over a year after watching this video, it really melts in your mouth

[@ninesticks]

thanks JP for everything over the years..and for THIS..working on the technique

[@derrickcitty6678]

For some reason, I have this haunting feeling that despite my confidence in my skills as an omelette maker, that I have no chance in hell of reproducing anything close to that masterpiece!

[@issacsinha]

Is it just me or the way he says "Classic French omlette, with herbs" in the end with a smile, was just sooo adorable!!

[@Hullj]

Oncle Jacques, I can't find a video where you show stuffing an omelette with something. Please get around to that. Thank you for everything you've done to help us get through the past year. Peace and love to your family with thoughts of your recent loss. ❤️👍😎

[@kenschneider2100]

I practiced/made this omelette everyday for 3 months, no kidding until I got it prefect. it's a 3 minute job. love it.

[@ranewridha120]

I just tried it and its honestly the best eggs of any sort ive had. Fantastic!

[@crispybits3765]

Pepin is the Jedi Master of chefs. Understated, modest, but everything he serves up is just perfect.

[@Le_Petit_Lapin]

Many frying pans were harmed by unskilled people trying to copy Jacques care-free metal fork technique.

[@HughRogers609]

YT commenters are obsessed with the fork. He likes to use fork in the pan. Use a spatula. I do and get the same result. It's how you move the eggs, not what you move them with.

[@Thee_Sinner]

@@HughRogers609 The comment is regarding the use of a metal utensil on a non-stick pan.

[@alexandervallera4592]

I've found wooden chopsticks to be a great substitution, in no small part because they give you way more than you need when getting takeout.

[@klownvandamn7946]

fork it!

[@HughRogers609]

@@Thee_Sinner You don't say... so what. Pepin has a million pans, he doesn't care. These aren't even his. Use a spatula at home, it'll do the same thing.

[@shahzad4455]

That sound of beating eggs in glass bowl, loved it

[@BillVol]

Have seen him do this many times through the years. I think it's the best cooking lesson I've ever seen.

[@Ok-mf5dt]

LOVE LOVE LOVE that he had a timer ❤️

[@mchammer74]

I bet that many experienced chefs couldn’t prepare such a simple dish and bring it on plate. That’s so amazing

[@tonysadler2825]

We’ve all cooked an omelette, it NEVER looks like that! All these other chefs making fussy additions and techniques, no thanks, this man always turns a humble ingredient or two into something decent! He is the boss…

[@hazardduck]

Chef Pepin is the best! I've improved my cooking with his techniques!

[@roncaruso931]

I'd like to see some popular TV cooks make an omelet like Jaques does. They can't. Jaques is a master chef.

[@Shaggerton]

Jacques is a cooking god!

[@Jedichef1966]

The GOAT! In this Chef’s opinion

[@AmraphelofShinar]

Man I love me some Jacques. So wonderful.

[@peppermann]

Superb. Subtle mastery gained over years of practise. Bravo Jacques!

[@thmaspr.160]

I got it almost perfectly and it's my first time making this type of omelette. It is amazing , so simple , yet so fluffy and rich of flavours! Merci beaucoup monsieur Pépin!

[@user-ve1qk4ib1y]

i'm here wondering why this channel doesn't have at least a couple million subscribers, this is pure gold ladies and gentlemen, a free masterclass right here

[@richardmacyczko1580]

I remember the mushroom omelette I watched him make about 20 years ago. Very simple and very creamy.

[@ericgerard7284]

With the greatest Raymond Oliver , you are the BEST !!!! Congratulations !!!!🤩😘😘

[@TheDollyce]

Finally! An omelet video that doesn't end up with browned overcooked eggs! I'll remember this way of creating the perfect omelet! Thank you Chef!

[@Jaycebre]

You make it seem easy, thank you

[@msimcox2]

Practice, lots and LOTS of practice.

[@feedflo]

Chef Jacques Pepin; my favorite chef. Thank you for your channel! Great content as always. Fantastic presence and entertainment value in the most subdued way. Very calming and charming. Always wanting more!

[@gilgosseyn6602]

2:29 "Rolling a blu - .......... rolling a..... carpet....." Rolling a BLUNT?????

[@shNzlol]

Hahaha lol, more like “blanket”

[@redrust3]

Shaped like a blunt!

[@krystlec8210]

I thought I was the only one who caught that🤣🤣Thought I'd come to the comment section to double check.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Yes! With tarragon! Wonderful.

Thought I knew how to do this well but every time I come back I feel HUMBLED 🥵

[@mikekell920]

YESS a recreation of the original video, am chef nerding out hard rn

[@hrh4961]

This master deserves much better camera work. And so do we.

[@Kael7777]

Thank you for the cooking technique tip with the pan.

[@nepeanrob]

It seems like a lot of people don’t understand what they are seeing. This is an expert cooking technique that produces a unique result that is superior to any other omelet, in appearance, texture, and flavour. Yes, it tastes better when cooked this way. And it is not raw. When egg is kept moving it cooks without setting. It is fully cooked, just not hard like a fried egg that sits still and sets.

[@squirrelvert]

Je vous aime, Monsieur Pépin. ❤ J'ai lu votre autobiographie et j'ai adoré. 🥰

[@bashmohandes]

He makes it look so easy, I keep hitting the pan and I end up with half-cooked omelette on my floor 😂

[@hijodelaisla275]

On my socks.

[@DrAmanKapoor]

Lol.. I also had the same experience recently 😂😂😂

[@lovewillwinnn]

It’s a tap. 😂

[@dmsmhic]

Bump! Bump! Bump! Don't treat it like it owes you money! Keep practicing. You'll get it!

[@Veronica.John10-10]

You can just roll it onto the plate and fold it as your transfer it. Works great. It's even better to cook it low and slow and not on a non-stick pan and not use as much butter to begin with but to add a little on top while it's cooking

[@shannoncox5071]

And he cooked the whole thing with just a fork, the simplest cooking utensil . Amazing ❤❤❤

[@albusha5150]

I have huge admiration for this man. He is one of the best chefs this world has ever seen, no doubt. I want to tell him that the color of those yolks can be better and as a result the color of the omelette will be better. I consider myself blessed to buy in a nearby store eggs from amish and their yolks are red, I mean really, really red and when I make my omelette the color is beautiful and so inviting to eat it. I appreciate the red yolks because that is how I grew up in my country Albania. There my family used to buy village eggs and the yolks were red and I strongly believe that's becasue chicken were roaming outdoors eating wild grass. Wish this great chef could travel and visit my country and go up in high peak mountain villages to taste our traditional food where everything is cooked with pure bio ingredients. Sure enough he will be pleasantly surprised.

[@lotharhempel]

Bravo! Simplicity and Perfection! Also love the plate with the roosters.

[@oceans80]

He's being modest, French omelets are better than all the other kinds.

[@maddierosemusic]

Yup, he is being Classy. Nice to see, so rare.

[@banebasara53]

I always wanted to learn how to cook, I am starting recently and I really like the way you teach. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you for bringing much joy in the kitchen for me and my family chef Jacques. Mersi

[@abbassihm]

I can't make this the way he makes it without waking up everybody in the house

[@GM-fx2jo]

let them wake up....lol

[@maddierosemusic]

THAT would be a good thing! Omelets for everyone!

[@hijodelaisla275]

Breakfast for dinner.

[@kalyanbv1000]

I had a night out at my Ex’s place when her parents were away and I tried to make an omelette ended up alerting all the neighbors

[@JosephJoseph-ky5pb]

it breaks the stove also, if you dont have heavy burner grates..

[@85Spawn85]

There are thousands of videos of how to cook an egg and some are awesome, like the Omurice from Kichi2, but that video you made when internet didn't exist is the best ever by far. You are just showing off now ;) it looks delicious every time.

[@cyrus3665]

For the people worried about fork on non-stick: When you’re doing the stirring motion, you don’t want the fork to scrape the bottom of the pan. You want the fork to swirl around the top layer of the egg, floating right above the pan. Kenji Lopez also has a video on this. Alternatively, you could use a small spatula or wooden chopsticks.

[@jonhedlund8058]

If you watch his old videos, he is literally scraping hard on the teflon.

[@jonhedlund8058]

Watched the video, he's still scraping hard into the teflon.

[@aklem001]

You can hear the scraping of the pan.

[@beverlyfitzgerald7675]

Bamboo chopsticks do a great job. I always have them handy. Gooey omelet @JacquesPepin, not in my skillet 😎😉💃🏼

[@MD-md4th]

I just use a heavy duty nylon fork from the camping section at Walmart.

[@enmukeeenmukee3254]

This is impossible, magical, sheer perfection. I wonder how many times has he done this.

[@rlpat88]

First time I tried this, it came out perfectly. Every time since then, disaster. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@greenLimeila]

Beginner's luck

[@Herbie11]

I did this precisely, step by step. Followed it to the tee. I now have a beautiful plate of scrambled eggs.

[@alexmccard3711]

Omelette God! We're not worthy! 🥚🍳

[@yeyo2nite]

Pepin DA GAWWWW

[@u.s.family9279]

🎄Merry Christmas🎁 & Happy Thanksgiving U.S. & Jacques Pepin's Beautiful Family. Thanks Jacques for ALL the Great Recipes!!

[@carlosquiroz7819]

What would chefs recomend for those of us concerned about toxic nonstick pans?

[@simping4jesus]

A carbon steel pan, properly seasoned, can be non-stick enough to cook an omelette, but it's rarely worth the effort compared to using a cheap non-stick pan.

[@JerrySmith-ih9rd]

I used cast iron for many years, and finally decided to try a classic carbon steel. You’re right about the seasoning effort...took me many weeks to really build the nonstick surface. But now....it is THE omelette pan of omelette pans!. I do one of these French types easily in it. I first saw his video maybe 7 years ago and decided I would learn the technique. I don’t use butter though. I prefer the typical half moon omelette though because it’s easier to stuff and then flip.

[@danh-or5nt]

I should have mentioned like so many what a master he is. 70+ years of dedication to his craft.

[@knuckleburger]

I watch him like he's Cirque du Soleil. Or, a musician. Those hands.

[@julieswiss1]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻