Kylie’s Tortilla

Name: Kylie’s Tortilla
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 large potatoes, sliced; ½ teaspoon ground chilli; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 small onion, finely diced; 125 ml olive oil; 3 eggs

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire

By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

About

Tortilla is a Spanish staple, served in every tapas bar from breakfast right through the day. Try a slice of warm tortilla one morning with a glass of sherry and a few slices of ham, and suddenly you’ll feel like you’re in Spain. During her time there, Kylie mastered the art of the perfect tortilla. This is her recipe.

Ingredients

125 ml olive oil
1 small onion, finely diced
2 large potatoes, sliced

Europe
Spain
Basque Country
Starter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Breakfast
Mediterranean

Method

Heat the oil in a cast-iron frying pan and fry the onion until softened. Add the potato slices and fry for a few minutes until softened. Remove the potatoes and onion from the pan and discard any excess oil.

Lightly beat the eggs in a bowl with the salt, pepper and chilli.

Put the potatoes and onion back in the pan and pour the beaten egg over the top. Cook over moderate heat un