How to Cook Yummy Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Omelet with Potatoes)

Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Omelet with Potatoes).

You can have Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Omelet with Potatoes) using 5 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Omelet with Potatoes)

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Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Omelet with Potatoes) step by step

1. Peel and slice onion..
2. Peel, cut lengthwise and slice potatoes..
3. Heat at medium temperature 1/2 cup of olive oil in a 10-inch-wide non-stick frying pan. Check when oil is ready by touching the oil with a potato slice. If it bubbles, it is ready..
   
4. Add potatoes and fry for 10 minutes, mixing occasionally..
5. Add onions and a couple of generous dashes of salt. Mix and fry at medium temperature until some caramelization starts appearing (20 minutes). Mix often. It may seem a lot in the pan but it will diminish in size..
6. Remove potatoes from pan and put on a colander to drain. Leave a tablespoon of oil on the pan. Discard or reuse rest of oil..
7. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Pour eggs, another dash of salt, and mix..
8. Heat pan to medium temperature. Pour mixture evenly and cover. Cook for 5 minutes, uncover and detach borders to give the omelet a taller shape..
   
9. Cook for 3 more minutes, covered. Transfer to a plate, carefully put inverted pan on top of omelet and turn around plate and pan so top (uncooked side) now is in contact with the pan. Cook for 5 minutes..
10. Transfer to a plate, let it rest for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature..