Simple Tapas Recipes

"Tortilla de patatas" is basically a potato omelette (about 1.5" thick). It
is popular all over Spain and often served in bars as a simple tapas recipe and is eaten either hot or cold.

You can make it different ways and add more ingredients like vegetables, chorizo, peppers and so on, but I'm going to show you the plain one-- just eggs, onion and potatoes.

4 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
6 eggs
1 onion, chopped
1 cup olive oil
salt

First, heat the oil in a large frying pan and then gently fry the sliced
potatoes until almost soft, stirring from time to time so that they don't
burn on the bottom of the pan.

Add the onion and continue frying until everything is soft. Drain in a colander to get rid of the excess oil.

Beat the eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes, etc. and mix well and check seasoning.

Heat a little oil in a frying pan on a moderate heat. Pour in the potatoes and eggs and shake the frying pan from time to time so that the omelette doesn't stick to the bottom.

Once the bottom of the omelette has set, turn the heat down low and cover the pan.

After a couple of minutes, turn the omelette by placing either a flat plate or saucepan lid on the frying pan and quickly turning over. Gently slide the omelette back into the frying pan and continue frying, once again shaking the pan from time to time so that it doesn't stick to the bottom, until it has set all the way through.

ENJOY yourself !! (Que aproveche!!!!)

This Simple Tapas Recipe was provided by our friend Jesus Alvarez, a native of Madrid Spain.

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