Potato and Onion Omelette

Submitted by FloridaGrl

"A nice Spanish omelette for breakfast."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 omelette
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, mashed
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/8 inch half moons
• 1 large Spanish onion, thinly sliced in half moons
• 6 large eggs
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Heat oil in 9 inch omelette pan. Fry garlic until golden and discard. Add potato slices and cook over medium heat. Add onions after 5 minutes; cook until potatoes are tender. Lift and turn potatoes and onions as they cook.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs with a fork or wire whisk until slightly foamy; add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Add potatoes and onions to eggs, draining with a slotted spoon before you add them. Return egg and potato mixture to same skillet, adding more oil if necessary so that eggs will not stick. Spread evenly and cook over medium heat, shaking pan.
4. When eggs leave sides of pan, invert a plate over the pan and flip omelette onto plate. Slide omelette back into pan to brown other side. Repeat this process one more time.
5. Serve hot or at room temperature on a round china or glass plate.

Reviews

[Sackville]

A satisfying breakfast. I had to add a little water to the pan to help the potatoes cook without burning and also had trouble getting the eggs to set in the very centre, so had to finish it off in the oven. Very tasty though. I'd make it again.