Recipe

Tortilla de patatas

The Spanish potato omelette: potatoes slow-poached in olive oil until buttery, soaked in beaten egg, then flipped with a plate. The centre should stay juicy — jugosa, as they say in Spain.

Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
35 minutes
Total time
50 minutes
Servings
4
Tortilla de patatas — finished dish

Nutrition per serving

Calories
370 kcal
Protein
12 g
Carbohydrates
28 g
Fat
22 g

Ingredients

  • Potatoes600 g
  • Eggs6 kom
  • Red onion1 kom
  • Olive oil300 ml
  • Saltpo ukusu

Instructions

  1. 1

    Slice the potatoes about 5 mm thin, slice the onion into half-moons, and salt both.

  2. 2

    Pour the olive oil into a deep pan, add potatoes and onion and cook over low heat for 25 minutes, until tender but not browned.

  3. 3

    Lift the potatoes out with a slotted spoon and drain well; keep the oil for another day.

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