Potato Tortilla
A potato tortilla is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 400 g firm potatoes
- 100 g olives (sliced into rings, pitted)
- 1 tbsp marjoram (dried, grated)
- 6 thin slices Serrano ham
- 1 onion
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- 8 eggs
- 8 tbsp milk
- 8 tbsp heavy cream
- 100 g cheese (Spanish goat or sheep cheese)
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- marjoram (for garnish)
Instructions
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1.
Drain the olives and let them dry. Wash, peel, and cut the potatoes into about 1 cm cubes.
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2.
Peel and finely chop the onion.
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3.
Sauté the potato cubes in hot oil, stirring constantly; reduce heat after about 10-15 minutes if needed. Add onions and cook for another 5 minutes. Lay the ham slices along the edge of a baking‑proof pan, pressing them lightly against the rim.
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4.
Whisk eggs with milk, cream, and marjoram; season with salt and pepper, then fold in parsley. Dice the cheese.
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5.
Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes, sprinkle the cheese on top, and let it set over low heat until the bottom is lightly browned.
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6.
Transfer to a preheated oven at 120 °C and bake for about 10-15 minutes.
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7.
Slide out of the pan, cut into four pieces, and serve garnished with fresh marjoram.
