Spanish Tortilla

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup olive oil
• coarse salt (kosher salt is coarse)
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced (mild one like the 1044 if available)
• 4 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 use a large non stick pan for the first part of preparation and a 9â€? non stick pan for the final preparation.
• 2 in large pan, layer potato, onion slices, olive oil and coarse salt to taste.
• 3 cook over medium heat, lifting and turning the potatoes/onion occasionally, until they are tender but not brown.
• 4 don’t be afraid if they brown a little, you want them to be cooked.
• 5 the potatoes will remain separated, not in a “cake".
• 6 meanwhile, in a large bowl beat the eggs with a fork until they are slightly foamy.
• 7 let stand until potatoes are done.
• 8 remove the potatoes from the skillet and drain them in a colander, reserving about 3 tablespoons of the oil.
• 9 add the drained potato/onions to the beaten eggs while the potatoes are still hot.
• 10 press the potatoes down into the eggs so they are completely covered.
• 11 let mixture stand for 15 minutes.
• 12 heat two tablespoons of the reserved oil in the 9â€? pan.
• 13 add the potato/egg mixture to the pan rapidly spreading evenly with a pancake turner.
• 14 move the pan around and shake once in a while to evenly brown the mixture and keep it from sticking.
• 15 you can use the edge of the pancake turner (or a fork) as the mixture sets to form the sides to a more vertical orientation away from the sides of the pan.
• 16 once the mixture is brown (this is the tricky part) place a large plate upside down over the pan.
• 17 turn the pan upside down, add a little more of the reserved oil, then slide the uncooked side of the potato/eggs back into the pan.
• 18 continue cooking until browned.
• 19 flipping the tortilla two or three more times will help give it shape.
• 20 once cooked, allow to cool several hours and enjoy!
• 21 cut into one inch pieces and serve as appetizer with toothpicks.