Mom recently had the good fortune to visit Spain with some dear friends, and this week’s recipe is an homage to the delicious food they had while there. The Spanish Tortilla is traditionally served with ham inside, but we had to change it up a bit to give it Mom’s signature touch. So we added BACON – because everything is better with bacon. Oh! And by the way, this dish is best served room temperature so it’s perfect for making in advance for brunches, breakfasts, etc. It is SOOOOO good – so enjoy 🙂
Spanish Tortilla
Author: NorCal Coupon Gal
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 2 – 3 Yukon Gold potatoes
- 2 – 3 green onions (or ¼ cup chopped yellow onion), chopped up to the light green parts
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Salt
- Crumbled, cooked bacon; shredded cheese; thin slices of ham (all optional)
Instructions
- Slice the potatoes, peeled or unpeeled, into rounds ¼ to ⅛ inch wide. (*I used a mandolin to make this easier!)
- Heat the olive oil in a cast iron or other pan, 9 to 10 inches, that can be used under the broiler and heat it over medium-high heat.
- When it is hot enough to sizzle the potatoes as soon as they hit the oil, start frying the potatoes in one layer.
- Work in batches and fry them until they are lightly browned, not crispy.
- As they are done, remove each batch to a paper towel to drain/dry and salt them.
- When the potatoes are all done, pour off the remaining oil and saute the onions.
- When they are just starting to crisp, turn off the heat.
- Arrange the onions so they are evenly covering the bottom of the pan.
- Arrange the cooked potatoes in the pan in a scalloped pattern.
- If you are using any of the optional items, scatter them on top of the first layer of potatoes.
- Turn the heat back on to medium and pour in the beaten eggs.
- Add a pinch of salt and shake the pan to get the eggs to coat everything in the pan.
- Let this cook until you see the edges of the tortilla begin to set, the place the pan under the broiler.
- Watch closely and cook the eggs under the broiler for 5 minutes or until the top brown.
- Remove the pan and let cool for at least 5 minutes.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
- Enjoy!