Sacromonte omelet

Tortilla Sacromonte

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Andaluz: A Food Journey Through Southern Spain

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2023

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Not exactly Moorish in origin, nor gypsy (Granada’s hilltop barrio of Sacromonte is famed for its gypsy caves) but this is one of the most succulent omelets I have ever tasted, creamy yet textural from the offal that melts deliciously into the egg. Chef Juan Carlos tells me about its origin. “It came from the abbey of Sacromonte that was built on the spot where San Cecilio was martyred. When the monks did the matanza (the winter slaughter of pigs), they used to give away the o