Spanish omelette recipe, please

Penelope_Penguin

We have 5 new hens :T who are laying predigiously :T I'd like to make us Spanish omelette for lunch tomorrow. I've seen them taken as packed lunch, as they hold together like a pastryless quiche. Mine fall apart

Anyone got a good recipe that will hold together, please :A

TIA, Penny. x

stressedoutmumof1

Hi Penny - is this one any good?

BitterAndTwisted

That BBC recipe is OK but why have they excluded the onions fried along with the potatoes? An essential ingredient as far as I'm concerned. Very tasty with some chopped green peppers in, chorizo or any other spicy sausage Yummy! I'm fond of it snuck inside a piece of ciabatta, hot or cold

nanamags

I always include mushrooms, bacon, peppers and any left over veg. Perhaps this is not a traditional spanish omlette but it is delicious and really filling. Top off with a little grated cheese before finishing off under a hot grill.

seraphina

I use the Delia recipe here: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/spanish/tortilla-spanish-omelette.html

Foolproof and very tasty.

hex2

Hi PP,

I make them quite often and don't usually have fall apart problems.

I start by frying some thinly sliced onion in olvie oil for a couple of minutes, then add cubed pots ( enough to half cover the bottom of the pan) and a touch of tumeric, I give that 5-8 minutes and then add anything else I am using (eg peppers) and fry for a couple more minutes. I beat enough eggs to cover with a little cracked black pepper and tip it in. I cook without stirring till it is set at least half of the way up, I then add some grated cheese and finsh it off under the grill for a couple of minutes till the cheese is bubblng. My DH hates his eggs anything less than over cooked which may help to stop it from falling to bits. We eat it in slices like a quiche, hot or cold although it doesn't often get left long enough to go cold.

HTH

zippychick

Hi PP

I made one a few weeks ago using this technique and just using what ever I had in the fridge. It held together beautifully as I had the leftovers for lunch :j

Zip

Kevie192

Hi all,

I'd like to have a go at a spanish omelette as my housemate says it's gorgeous but I've no idea how?!

I have potatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions and 6 eggs. Will nip out and get some chorizo too.

So does anyone have a foolproof recipe?

Also, can I freeze the leftovers to take to work for lunch ?

Kevin x

Diflower

The genuine thing, as taught to me years ago by a Spaniard:

Slice potatoes thinly (should be new/waxy ones), heat some olive oil in a frying pan (about 8"/20cm size for 6 eggs). You want quite a bit of oil, don't worry you can drain it off later and re-use it. Have it on a lowish heat, add the potatoes and cook slowly, about 20 mins, turning every now and then. They should get soft but not brown.

Meanwhile slice or chop a large onion. Add this to the pan after about 10 minutes. Break your eggs into a bowl, add some salt & pepper and beat to mix. When the potatoes & onion are cooked take them out with a slotted spoon or drain off the oil, add them to the bowl and mix with the eggs. The pan now needs just a thin covering of oil and a medium heat.
Pour in the mixture and cook for about 5 mins, maybe more. At the beginning you can lift up the edges so the liquid flows underneath. Check the bottom is nicely golden and the top fairly firm. Now turn it onto a plate, then back into the pan so the top goes underneath. Cook a few mins more to get the bottom nicely golden.
serve lukewarm or cold.

I've never frozen it but am quite sure you can. If you want any extras adding, then cook separately and mix in with the egg etc. Garlic is optional, add it towards the end of cooking the potato/onion.

You can of course make it differently, eg start the potatoes off in water either in a pan or in the microwave. I've often put both onion & potato in a dish in the microwave, then quickly fried before adding the egg. But my Spanish friend would say that then it's not really a Spanish omelette:)

Stephen_Leak

SPANISH OMELETTE

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

1 potato
½ an onion
2 eggs
Ground pepper to taste
100ml of water
1 tablespoon of olive oil

METHOD

Peel the potato and chop it into 1cm (½ inch) cubes. Peel the onion, cut it in half, chop one half into tiny pieces and save the other half.

Break the eggs into a bowl and pick out any bits of shell. Mix up the eggs. Season with the pepper.

Put the water into a saucepan on a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat until it is just boiling (simmering). Add the potato. Cook for about 5 minutes, checking that they do not fall apart. Drain the potato in a sieve or colander.

Put the oil in a frying pan on a moderate heat. Add the onion and potato. Fry the onion and potato, stirring to stop them sticking. When they are golden, add the eggs. Let them spread out. Shake the pan gently and gently stir the mixture with a wooden spoon.

The omelette should be about 1cm (½ an inch) thick.

Turn the heat down really low. Cover the pan. Leave it for 10* minutes.

After about 5 minutes, turn the grill on to a medium heat.

Uncover the pan. Put it under the preheated medium grill for a couple of minutes until the top is brown.

Cut into quarters.

ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

Add a tablespoon of milk or cream.

An authentic Spanish omelette uses just onion and potato. However, omelettes are a good way of using up leftovers. Bacon, cheese, cooked ham, mushrooms, peas, sweet peppers and tomatoes all work well.

TIPS

Use fresh eggs at room temperature. There is no need to keep eggs in the fridge. Keep them in a cardboard egg box in a cool cupboard.

Do not add salt to the uncooked eggs, because it will make the omelette tough.

* Yes, Ten minutes. It wasn’t a typing error. The low heat stops the egg sticking and the long, slow cooking makes the egg fluff up.

squeakysue

I seem to have far too many eggs so am going to make eggy dinners tonight, scrambled for the kids and was going to make a Spanish omelette for me and OH (hopefully have leftovers for fridge for tomorrows lunch)

Does anyone have any simple recipes/ideas I have never made one before! I was thinking about approx 6 eggs, onions and peppers and par boiled potatoes? Does this sound ok or anything else I can use to make it more interesting?

TIA