Well, I decided to try my hand at some Spanish cuisine and it actually turned out to be a really great idea. Tortilla española, also called a Spanish omelette in the States, is a staple here at most tapas bars and restaurants. I have been able to find it everywhere I look here; I even had a piece that this guy was handing out at the bullfight I went to. Because I couldn’t get away from this dish, which isn’t such a bad thing because I love it, I decided to test my culinary art skills and cook one up. It was a fairly cheap dish at only 3.50 Euros and it made about three tortilla españolas.
The pictures I posted are from the one I made last night. This one was only my second attempt at cooking one of these. It wasn’t too shabby for my second try and it tasted just like the real deal in the restaurants. I suppose it isn’t such a hard dish to make considering that there are really only three main ingredients (egg, potatoes, and onions) but there are a few subtleties that I picked up in preparing the dish. I’m by no means a master at making tortilla españolas (yet) but the ones I made were definitely good enough for the cook and that is all that matters, rite?
Here is a pretty good recipe for the dish via About.com. Check it out, it’s durn good food!
Zac