cosericantar: creative homemade food: TORTILLA DE PATATAS/PAPAS ("SPANISH OMELETTE") | ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED

Saturday, 2 February 2013

TORTILLA DE PATATAS/PAPAS ("SPANISH OMELETTE") | ALTERNATIVE VEGAN RECIPE INCLUDED | FEBRUARY MENU

WIKI NOTE: Tortilla de Patatas/Papas ("Spanish omelette") is the most popular tapa found throughout Spain. While there are numerous regional variations, the most common version is the one made only with eggs, potatoes, and possibly onion. In Spanish, this dish is called tortilla de patatas/papas or tortilla española to distinguish it from a plain omelette (tortilla francesa, literally "French omelette").

Fun fact, the word tortilla in origin meant just "small torte/cake". These dishes are unrelated to the maize or wheat tortilla of Mexico and neighbouring countries, a thin flatbread.

TORTILLA DE PATATAS ("SPANISH OMELETTE")

YOU WILL NEED: *Vegan recipe: eggless Spanish omelette
2 whole eggs
1 large potato or 2 small potatoes
A quarter of an onion, to taste
Olive oil
Salt, to taste
Broccoli (optional)
Black olives (optional)
Loaf of baguette bread (optional)
NOTE: This a recipe for a small-size tortilla (unit for a kid).

LET´S COOK!
1. Peel and chop the potatoes and the onion. Mix the chopped potatoes and onion in a bowl. Add salt, to taste.
2. Fry the potatoes and onion in olive oil until they are soft. Remove with a skimmer and put in a strainer.
3. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add the fried potatoes and onion and mix everything together.
4. Put the mixture in a small hot pan with a splash of virgin extra olive oil, wait a bit until it curdles and turn it over with a plate. Slide the other side of the tortilla into the pan and wait a bit until it curdles. Turn again if it is necessary. Then the tortilla is ready to eat.
NOTE: You can turn it as many times as you like until the tortilla is well cooked.

LET'S MAKE A BEAR!

1. Boil some broccoli and cut the baguette into slices of bread.
2. How to make the bear face: cut 2 slices of bread (for the eyes), cut 1 slice of bread in halves (for the 2 ears), use broccoli florets (for the nose and hair), an olive (for the nose), a medium olive (for the eye)
NOTE: Serve with tomato salad or just a side salad.

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