Almost three years ago now, my family took a trip to Spain. My brother was studying abroad in Italy for the first part of the summer, but since both my parents and I had been to Italy we decided to meet up in a place that was new to all of us.
We had a great trip, and saw quite a bit of the country on our 10-day guided tour. We also ate a lot of excellent food--bread, olive oil, ham, tapas, tinto de verano--and last but not least, a Spanish tortilla or two.
A few weeks ago, I was browsing my recipe collection for something to bring to a potluck, and decided to try making a Spanish tortilla on my own. There were only a few ingredients, most of which are shown here:
I sliced the potatoes and onion with the mandoline slicer, chopped the pepper and sauteed everything in a fry pan with butter and olive oil until the potatoes became soft.
Next I cracked nearly a whole carton of eggs into a bowl; scrambled them with salt, pepper and a bunch of fresh parsley.
I layered the potato mixture into a greased baking dish, and poured the egg mixture on top. Then the whole thing went into the oven at 375* for 20 minutes or so until the edges started to pull away from the walls of the pan and the center of the eggs were set.
There was not a scrap left after the potluck--I guess people liked it!
A week later, I had more potatoes, so I made another "tortilla" for myself. It was also good, but a bit less so after a few days in the fridge.
We have another family adventure coming up at the end of the month...to ALASKA! I wonder what culinary inspiration I will come back with. Here's hoping it won't take three years to show up on here!
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