Spanish Omelette. Finely slice the onions and chop the red pepper, removing the seeds. Cut the potatoes into roughly ½ cm slices. Strain the potatoes and onion through a colander into a large bowl (set the strained oil aside).
This tortilla has been in my life for as long as I can remember.
Loosen bottom of omelet with a spatula, invert a large plate over the pan, and carefully turn the omelet out onto it.
Slide the omelet back into the pan with the uncooked side down.
You can have Spanish Omelette using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Spanish Omelette
- It's of Ingredients:.
- Prepare 3 of medium sized potatoes.
- It's 5 of eggs.
- Prepare 1 of onion.
- You need of Extra virgin olive oil.
- Prepare of Salt.
Garnish omelet with tomato and green onion and serve warm. Add the eggs, potatoes and onions and cook over low heat, flipping omelette once to cook other side. Cooking is a creative process, and this recipe lends itself to your creativity! Add spices, herbs, meats, veggies and cheese to your taste.
Spanish Omelette instructions
- 1. To make the Spanish omelette, peel the three potatoes and then cut them in half, then into even quarters..
- 2. Slice the potatoes so that they are approx. 1cm thick. If they are too thin, they will over cook and if they are too thick, they will undercook, so this part is very important!.
- 3. Put a medium size deep fry pan on the stove at a low heat. Add a generous serve of extra virgin olive oil and leave to warm up..
- 4. Once the oil is nice and warm, add the slice potatoes in and leave to simmer for up to 5 minutes..
- 5. Peel the onion and slice it into thin strips then add these to the pan also. 6. Leave the potato and onion to cook through until they start to soften..
- 7. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk 5 eggs really well. 8. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and carefully move the mixture around using a spatula so that the egg gets through. 9. Keep moving the mixture for the Spanish omelette around sightly and ensure the edges are not stuck to the side of the pan by slightly sliding the spatula down and around he whole tortilla. 10. Leave it to cook for around 10 minutes..
- 11. Get a large, flat dish and lay it down over the top of the fry pan. Holding the fry pan in one hand and placing your hand flat on top of the bottom of the dish, flip the pan so the Spanish omelette falls on to the dish and the pan is empty. 12. Transfer the raw side if the Spanish omelette onto the pan and leave to cook for another 10 or so minutes (depending on your preference)..
This is just the base to a Spanish omelette! In a skillet or frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add green pepper and onion; saute until tender. Stir in tomato sauce, sugar, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper. A Spanish omelet, or tortilla Espanola, is also called a tortilla de patata or potato omelet.