TORTILLA ESPAñOLA (SPANISH POTATO OMELETTE)

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One of the culinary wonders of Spain- here is my recipe which may or may not be too authentic... When I was there studying abroad, my spanish host mom showed me how to make it. Unfortunately, I'm not sure where the recipe I wrote went. This is how I make it now, and it turns out pretty great every time! This is the basic recipe- to this you can add meat (like sausage) veggies (like spinach) or more spices (like oregano and basil).

Provided by Chris Beckstrom

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 45m

Yield 6-8 slices

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 medium potatoes, washed, peeled
4 eggs
1/3 onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced (or pressed)
extra virgin olive oil
salt
pepper

Steps:

  • Add oil to a medium frying pan (the smaller the easier to flip).
  • Dice the potatoes into small digit-sized pieces.
  • Fry the potatoes, garlic, and onions until they are tender and translucent, respectively.
  • Break the eggs into a large bowl, scramble them.
  • Add the cooked potatoes/onions to the eggs.
  • Mix, add your spices of choice.
  • Heat the frying pan until it's super hot (with plenty of oil- probably more than you think).
  • Add the potato/egg mixture into the pan in a quick motion.
  • About 5 seconds later, turn down the heat to medium (you don't want it to burn, just make a nice little crust).
  • Cook for 10 minutes or until you smell burning, make sure that the tortilla can move in the pan and is not stuck on the bottom
  • THE FUN PART: take a plate that's wider than the pan, place it on top of the pan.
  • Put one hand (with a glove) on the plate.
  • Use the other hand to grab the pan and with one swift motion, flip the pan so the plate ends up on the bottom and the tortilla on the plate.
  • Add more oil to the pan, put the half cooked tortilla back in- this time you'll cook the bottom.
  • Cook for 3-5 more minutes.
  • Cut like a pizza, serve hot, cold or room temperature (great with mayonnaise).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.4, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 124, Sodium 56.4, Carbohydrate 26.3, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 1.5, Protein 7.2

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