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 GoodFoodย and was not disappointed.
Everyone liked the tortillas, and they went out fast, so I must say, it was a good decision. ๐
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:
- Peel the potatoes, and cut them to thick pieces (I cut them to baton)
- 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
- Beat the eggs, add in the spices and the herbs, and stir in the mixture with the onion and the potatoes
- Heat some oil in a smaller frying pan, tip everything over, and cook it on medium heat, arranging the omelette into a cushion shape
- 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.
- Invert the omelette twice more
- Slide on a plate and cool before serving
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. ๐