I really love a good tortilla de patata, but I was never able to recreate it the way I knew it from my favorite Spanish restaurant. So I researched some tips on how to get that perfect consistence and indeed.... it that made all the difference! :).
The trick is to overcook the potatoes until they're already falling apart...as a result, potatoes and eggs come together much better and that's nicer on the tongue. Besides that, the tortilla doesn't break apart as easily while flipping or cutting
I decided to add a traditional Spanish tomato onion salad ("trampo") for some freshness and some handmade aioli (recipe coming soon!) and bread to bring everything together to a nice, nutritious and hearty vegetarian dish.
course | country | time | difficulty |
main | Spain | 1h | easy |
Ingredients
Serves 3 as main or 8 as starter
Tomato salad
imperial | metric | |
5 | tomatoes, chopped | |
2 | shallots, sliced | |
1 | garlic clove, pressed | |
1 tbsp | olive oil | |
1/4 tsp | salt |
Tortilla
imperial | metric | |
2 tbsp | olive oil | |
1 lb | 450g | potatoes, copped |
1 | onion, chopped | |
1 small | pepper, chopped | |
6oz | 160g | spinach |
4 | eggs, mixed | |
1/2 tsp | salt | |
freshly grounded | pepper |
Instruction
- Mix all ingredients for the salad in a bowl and set aside for about 1h (at room temperature)
- heat oil in a pan (ovenproof), add potatoes and cook on medium heat
- stir frequently and adjust heat that the potatoes cook through without getting to dark (about 20min)
- 5min before potatoes are done, add onions and pepper and cook for another 10min
- the potatoes will begin to fall apart and that's exactly what we want
- you can even enhance that by smashing some potatoes with a fork
- if everything is well done transfer it from the pan to a bowl
- add spinach and eggs and mix well
- add mixture back to the same pan (I did this) or a smaller one (for a smaller but higher tortilla)
- and leave for about 15min on medium-low
- then, put pan into the oven for another 10min on "grill" or top heat (alternatively you can just flip it by the use of a big plate, but I like to minimize the risk of breaking ^^)
- remove pan from the oven, use a big plate to turn the tortilla over
- cut in 6 slices and serve with tomato salad, aioli and bread
^^ ¡Buen provecho! ^^
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