Tortilla Española (Spanish Tortilla) | Weblog

1 cup olive oil
1 small onion, coarsely chopped (about 1 cup chopped)
2 lbs yukon gold potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (about 1/8″)
6 giant eggs, overwhelmed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 small handful parsley, chopped (about 1/2 cup chopped), divided
2 cloves garlic, minced

1. In a 8-10″ skillet, heat the oil over medium-low warmth. Add the onion and potatoes; the oil ought to simply almost cowl the potatoes. Gently simmer till the potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes, lowering warmth as wanted to maintain a gradual however light simmer. Because the potatoes are almost achieved simmering, mix the eggs, salt, pepper, and all however a little bit of the parsley in a big mixing bowl.

2. As soon as the potatoes are tender, add the garlic and saute till fragrant, about 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon, gently take away the potatoes, onions, and garlic and switch them to the bowl of eggs; alternatively, gently switch the objects to a colander lined with a bowl (to catch the oil) then switch to the bowl of eggs. Gently combine the potato and egg mixtures, attempting to not break up the potatoes (it’ll occur, however attempt to reduce the injury!).

3. Take away all however 2 tbsp of the oil from the skillet, then enhance warmth to medium. As soon as the oil is shimmering, add the egg/potato combination, then unfold evenly and scale back warmth to medium-low. Saute with out stirring the combination till it begins to get agency across the edges, about 4 minutes. Flip the egg combination onto a big plate (properly, a plate that’s bigger than the skillet), uncooked-side-down, then slide the omelette again into the skillet; tuck down the edges to spherical it out, then saute till golden brown, about 4 extra minutes.

4. Switch the omelette to a plate and let relaxation for 10 minutes, then scatter with the remaining parsley, slice, and serve. To function a tapa, cool within the fridge earlier than serving, or serve at room temperature.

** If including different components to the tortilla, resembling mushrooms or bell peppers, add them a pair minutes earlier than including the garlic.