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PAC Fall 2007

CulinaryQueen

Tortilla Española (Spanish Potato Omelette)

Recipe #248857 | 45 min | 30 min prep | 6 -8 slices (Change Servings)

RECIPE BY: Chris Beckstrom

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).

Posted on: Aug 26, 2007

Ingredients

  • medium potato, washed, peeled
  • 4 egg
  • 1/3 onion, diced
  • 4 garlic clove, minced (or pressed)
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Directions

    1. 1
      Add oil to a medium frying pan (the smaller the easier to flip).
    2. 2
      Dice the potatoes into small digit-sized pieces.
    3. 3
      Fry the potatoes, garlic, and onions until they are tender and translucent, respectively.
    4. 4
      Break the eggs into a large bowl, scramble them.
    5. 5
      Add the cooked potatoes/onions to the eggs.
    6. 6
      Mix, add your spices of choice.
    7. 7
      Heat the frying pan until it's super hot (with plenty of oil- probably more than you think).
    8. 8
      Add the potato/egg mixture into the pan in a quick motion.
    9. 9
      About 5 seconds later, turn down the heat to medium (you don't want it to burn, just make a nice little crust).
    10. 10
      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
    11. 11
      THE FUN PART: take a plate that's wider than the pan, place it on top of the pan.
    12. 12
      Put one hand (with a glove) on the plate.
    13. 13
      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.
    14. 14
      Add more oil to the pan, put the half cooked tortilla back in- this time you'll cook the bottom.
    15. 15
      Cook for 3-5 more minutes.
    16. 16
      Cut like a pizza, serve hot, cold or room temperature (great with mayonnaise).

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    From: French Tart

    On Oct 3, 2007

    Excellent and the most authentic recipe I could find on Zaar. I made this for the Spain/Portugal Live Tutorial on the 30th September, and it was perfect thanks! I made no changes and I advise anyone else wanting to make this, to stick to the recipe as posted for great results. FT

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    From: CulinaryQueen

    On Sep 18, 2007

    PAC Fall 2007 - A simple recipe that tasted fabulous! I cut this down to serve one and used two eggs, 1 small onion, 1 small new potato (did not peel) and 1 clove garlic and added a bit of oregano. Cooked less than 10 minutes total time for both sides and did not need to add more oil for the second side (I used a cast iron pan). Served with a dollop of Chris' Easy Pasta Sauce and a small amount of mayo as he suggested. Thank you again Chris for another great recipe. I hope that you post some more so I can try them out!

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    Nutrition Facts

    Serving Size 1 slices 183g

    Recipe makes 6 slices)

    Calories 163
    Calories from Fat 31 (19%)
    Amount Per Serving %DV
    Total Fat 3.5g 5%
    Saturated Fat 1.1g 5%
    Monounsaturated Fat 1.3g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
    Trans Fat 0.0g
    Cholesterol 141mg 47%
    Sodium 55mg 2%
    Potassium 659mg 18%
    Total Carbohydrate 26.3g 8%
    Dietary Fiber 3.3g 13%
    Sugars 1.6g
    Protein 7.3g 14%
    Vitamin A 165mcg 3%
    Vitamin B6 0.5mg 25%
    Vitamin B12 0.4mcg 7%
    Vitamin C 28mg 48%
    Vitamin E 0mcg 1%
    Calcium 39mg 3%
    Iron 1mg 9%

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