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Tortilla de Patatas Rica (Spanish Rich Potato Tortilla)

Name: Tortilla de Patatas Rica (Spanish Rich Potato Tortilla)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: potatoes, peeled 800 g; onion, sliced 300 g; eggs 8 pieces; olive oil 150 ml; fine salt 6 g; black pepper 2 g

A thick potato omelette with caramelized onion, cut into wedges.

50 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

A rica tortilla is the indulgent version of the Spanish omelette, built around deeply browned onion and a heavier hand with the oil. That extra fat makes it richer but also crisper at the edges, which means the pan has to be hot enough to colour the potato properly before the egg goes anywhere near it. It is comfort food at Sunday lunch scale.

Ingredients

potatoes, peeled800 g
onion, sliced300 g
eggs8 pieces
olive oil150 ml
fine salt6 g
black pepper2 g

Directions

1
Boil the potatoes in salted water 15 minutes; drain well.
2
Fry the onion in olive oil 10 minutes until deep golden.
3
Beat the eggs with salt and pepper; combine with potato and onion.
4
Cook in an oiled pan 6 minutes per side, finishing under the grill 2 minutes.
tortilla is set and the top is golden

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