fingerfood

Spanish Tortilla

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This week I was invited to a “tapas fiesta” to a friendly couple. Originally I planned on bringing patatas bravas with me, but unfortunately I just recently recovered from an illness, and making some spanish tortilla seemed easier, and also less taxing on the stomach, so I decided on that. As so many times before, I one again turned to BBC’s GoodFood and was not disappointed.

Everyone liked the tortillas, and they went out fast, so I must say, it was a good decision. 🙂

What you will need:

  • 500 g potatoes (preferably new)
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 150 ml olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 1 tablespoon chopped thyme
  • 6 eggs
  • salt and pepper to taste

How to make it:

  1. Peel the potatoes, and cut them to thick pieces (I cut them to baton)
  2. In a large frying pan, heat the oil, add in the onions, followed by the potatoes 2-3 minutes later, and stew them gently, under cover for 30 minutes, occasionally stirring, until the potatoes are softened. Stir carefully so you don’t break the potatoes
  3. Beat the eggs, add in the spices and the herbs, and stir in the mixture with the onion and the potatoes
  4. Heat some oil in a smaller frying pan, tip everything over, and cook it on medium heat, arranging the omelette into a cushion shape
  5. When almost set, invert the omelette on a plate, and then slide it back into the frying pan, cooking it for a few more minutes.
  6. Invert the omelette twice more
  7. Slide on a plate and cool before serving

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For the “tapas fiesta” I sliced mine into small cubes, planting little toothpick flags into some of them. As it turns out, I had just about every country in Europe, but Spain. 🙂