Why add sugar to an omlete??!
Why add sugar to an omlete??
~~~hmm,,,,,I asked a question on how to make a good omelet,,and someone suggested adding 1/2tlb spoon of sugar. I have never heard of this before,,,,I am interested if this is for flavor,,or for the consistancy of the omelet? Also, has anyone else ever added sugar to an omelet. (am I spelling omelet correctly??
Answers:
Either "omelet" or "omelette" is correct.
As for adding a small amount of sugar: both sugar and salt act as flavor enhancers. They actually help on a molecular level, by transmitting the flavor from the food to your tastebuds. Personally, though, I've never added sugar to an omelet recipe. Of course, I've used sugar in other egg recipes, such as custards.
The sugar (in your recipe) might also have an emulsifying effect on the eggs. When you combine sugar with egg yolk, and whisk it thoroughly, it helps the other ingredients to combine. Also, the granular property of sugar helps add volume to eggs. When you whip eggs with sugar, the sugar actually makes little rips in the proteins of the egg, which allows more air into the mixture. That's part of what makes meringues and souffles "puffy".
It is spelled omlet and no I put sugar in them at all and I
would never even consider it.
Have a great day!!
Have never heard of this before: but being we are a nation (USA) of sweet tooths and lard lovers, I can see why someone would toss in the sweeteners. . .
I would say that adding sugar would depend on what else you are adding to your omlet.
Like in other recipes, adding sugar can take away the "bite" from fresh bell peppers or onions that are too strong.
So if you are adding a lot of fresh vegetable ingredients then a very very small amount of sugar can help.
It really has nothing to do with consistency, but more to do with balancing the PH created from the vegetables.
Given the quantity of sugar you mention, the person who recommended this to you was probably either Asian or oriental cuisine trained. It's not uncommon for omelette-like dishes in Asian cuisine to have a relatively small quantity of (often palm) sugar added to an otherwise savoury recipe. It works as a flavour enhancer to the other ingredients used, making them 'speak'.
[Edit: I just came across your original answerer's reply, and she also adds soy sauce to her omelette, in line with oriental practice.]
In Western cuisines, the only omelettes with an appreciable amount of sugar added are dessert omelettes, the simplest form of which would look rather like this:
Dessert Omelette
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1 tbs butter
3 eggs
1 tbs cold water
2 tbs caster sugar
icing sugar
please dont add sugar to ur omlet .u will spoil it
Add a little sugar if your feeling SWEET!