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Tortilla Espanola: Spanish Omelette
Recipe courtesy Janet Mendel, taken from her newest book about Spanish culture to be published in 2002 by HarperCollins

Ingredients
3 large eggs
Salt, to taste
3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
3 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
Green olives, for garnish

Directions
Crack the eggs into a bowl. Whisk with a fork and add a pinch of salt.

Heat some oil in a frying pan (not one with a heavy base as this will prove to be a hindrance when
preparing to do the flip).

Add the potato and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the onion and mash together.

When the potato starts to brown a little on the edges and is mashed up with the onion in a lumpy
fashion then add the eggs. Make sure the potato and onions are fully submerged by the eggs. Poke the
potato to allow some of the egg to seep into the mashed mixture.

Fry this gently on a low heat. While cooking shake the pan to loosen the tortilla from the base and
tidy the edges up with a wooden spoon. Do not over cook. The middle is meant to remain runny and
gooey.

The egg will start setting, as this happens place a plate over the pan, a large enough plate to
cover the pan substantially, and with a quick co-ordinated movement of both wrists ?flip? the
tortilla over onto the plate and slide back into the pan to cook the underside.

Keep shaking the pan lightly so the tortilla does not stick to the bottom.

Once it feels firm on the edges and soft in the middle (after about 1 minute) then slide the
tortilla back onto the plate. For the brave heart you can do the flip again if you wish.

Let the tortilla rest for about 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Cut into cake slices or cubes.

Garnish with green olives.