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Post by onlymark on Apr 15, 2010 10:29:52 GMT
I made myself a Spanish(ish) tortilla(ish thingy). I never make it the same but use more or less the same ingredients, though it does vary, as you would expect. But I thought this time I'd take a few photos to see how it turned out. First I peeled and sliced a potato - Dropped it in some boiling water for a few minutes to just cook through - While it was doing I chopped up some spring onion and chives - Heated a small frying pan with a spot or two of olive oil - Then softened up the spring onion on a medium heat - The in a bowl cracked four eggs, added some salt and pepper and some chilli flakes I had handy plus the chives - With a spot of milk I stirred it up - Added pieces of crumbled up Feta cheese and the spring onion - Then when the potatoes were finished and drained well, added them - A quick stir round and into the frying pan on a medium heat with a spot more olive oil - Covered it and let it cook through for a few minutes, put a plate on top and turned it over, returning to the frying pan to finish off the other side, then removed it completely - Opened it up - And served myself some of it whilst warm with a bit of raw tomato and cucumber - I enjoyed it.
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Post by spindrift on Apr 15, 2010 11:09:25 GMT
Oh YUMMY I love that sort of food. My favourite salad is a mixture of tasty sun-ripened tomatoes and onions....the food of the gods no less.
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Post by onlymark on Apr 15, 2010 11:14:48 GMT
It's all gone now. Just finished off the other half. That's my calorie intake for the day gone out the window.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 15, 2010 15:59:58 GMT
This is GREAT, Mark! I love Spanish tortillas, but hardly ever make them. That's because the way I learned was with potatoes first fried in lots of olive oil. I looked at your wonderful photos and slapped myself in the forehead so hard I saw stars. Yes -- of course the potatoes could be boiled instead. Your method of using spring onions & chives instead of sauteed onions is something else I'm going to adopt. They'd make for a much sprightlier dish. I feel as though my meal repertoire was just tastily and practically extended ~ thanks!
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Post by onlymark on Apr 15, 2010 16:15:19 GMT
I would fry the potato but the calories....... And I would use normal onions or even red ones for the colour and taste, but when I didn't have any...... The chives go, for me, with the feta cheese otherwise maybe not use them. Even a bit of garlic would be nice, but not too much. The variations are virtually endless I suppose.
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Post by lagatta on Apr 15, 2010 19:45:40 GMT
The fried version is delicious, but it is NOT low-fat. There is an omelette paysanne with bits of cooked potato that is a common quick meal solution, in French cookery at least. I've also had Italian frittatas combining potatoes and other vegetables.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Apr 16, 2010 11:29:02 GMT
Slivered sweet red peppers added to the pan. I've almost always first parboiled the potatoes, but I never thought of folding the potato slices into the egg mixure. I usually start bty slowing frying the parcooked slices in olive oil, then pour beaten eggs over. A very picky foodie friend slices the raw potatoes very thinly on a mandoline, then starts frying them very slowly in olve oil. The result is a tortilla de patatas that is like a savory custard. Mine are more suitable for the peasant tastes. I don't even peel the potatoes.
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