POTATO OMELET (TORTA DE PAPAS)

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Posted for Zaar World Tour II, this simple Chilean dish is from Eliana Parra and Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant. Serve it with Salsa De Cilantro (Pebre) Recipe #169978 and, even though the recipe does not call for it, top it with your favorite grated cheese.

Provided by Debs Recipes

Categories     Breakfast

Time 18m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 medium potatoes
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
salt
fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Wash and peel (peeling is optional) potatoes; slice into 1/4" rounds.
  • Heat oil in heavy frypan until very hot, but not smoking; fry potatoes for 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden-brown; remove potatoes to absorbent paper to drain.
  • Beat eggs well with parsley; add salt and pepper to taste; add the drained potatoes.
  • Discard all but 3 tablespoons of the oil from the frypan; reheat if necessary; slowly pour egg-potato mixture into the pan; distribute the potatoes evenly; cover frypan and cook omelet for 4 minutes on medium-low heat; turn omelet over and cook, covered, another 4 minutes; top with some grated cheese, if desired, to melt during the last couple of minutes in frypan; carefully remove omelet from pan and cut into 4 servings.

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