Cooking tortilla!

 

This is NOT Mexican tortilla bread, but delicious, moist Spanish tortilla! Tortilla is one of the most common dishes in Spain, and every family has their own style and unique recipe. It can be made simply with potatoes, onions, and eggs fried in olive oil, (which is the traditional tortilla de patatas), or you can add meat, peppers, and/or vegetables for more flavor. It is usually served as a wedge, resembling a piece of pie, or in small squares as tapas. You can also eat tortilla on a sandwich roll. Even if your first attempt at cooking it is not successful, keep trying! Once you find the right temperature and consistency, and master flipping it out of the pan, it is an easy and delicious dish to prepare.

TORTILLA DE PATATAS RECIPE:

1 Pound of Potatoes

1 Onion

4 Eggs, beaten

Slice the potatoes and onions very thinly. Start by frying them at high heat, then reduce the heat to cook them slowly. After adding the beaten eggs to the skillet, wait a few minutes for the eggs to set. Then, carefully using a large plate held firmly over the frying pan, you flip the entire tortilla on the plate, and then slide it gently back into the frying pan to cook a few minutes more on the other side. Serve warm or cold.

(This is an excerpt from the book 'Welcome to Rota.' The book concludes several recipes for basic Spanish dishes, such as tortilla, gazpacho, paella, sangria, and urta a la rotena.)