Tortilla de Patatas

Tortilla de Patatas

Spanish omelette (tortilla de patatas) is one of the easiest and most flavourful recipes to prepare. It requires only a few ingredients and its preparation takes just a short time. The fame of the tortilla has reached far, mainly because of its use in many ‘tapas’ bars.

Ingredients

Half a kilo of potatoes
4 eggs
Olive oil
Salt

Preparation

Peel the potatoes, wash them thoroughly and cut them into slices. Add the potatoes to some hot oil in a frying pan. Fry the sliced potatoes until they are almost soft, stirring them from time to time. Once fried, although not very toasted, the oil is poured away. The eggs have to be whipped in a bowl, and to this the potatoes are added. At the same time, the olive oil has been warmed up in a frying pan and the egg and potatoes mixture is poured in it. This has to be left frying, while moving the frying pan in circles so that the tortilla does not stick. Once it is fried on one side, turn around the tortilla with a flat plate or the cover of a casserole. It is possible to serve the tortilla cold or warm, depending on the taste of the consumer. The potato omelette can also be prepared with another ingredient, the onion, which has to be fried at the same time as the potatoes.