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Title: Spanish Omelet
Post by: macorla on January 27, 2009, 05:02:12 pm

Name of Recipe: Spanish Omelet (Tortilla de patatas)
Number of People: 4
Ingredients:
 - 200 gr onions in quarters
 - 100 gr extra virgen olive oil
 - 400 gr peeled and sliced potatoes
  -100 gr water
 - salt
 - 5 eggs


Preparation:
 1.- Chop the onions in the TMX bowl for 4 seconds, speed 4
 2.- Add the olive oil and cook for 7 minutes, Varoma Temperature, soft speed  ^^
 3.- Place the butterflies. Add the sliced( or squared) potatoes , the water and the salt. Cook for 13 minutes, Varoma Temperature, counterclock  :-: soft speed  ^^
 4.- Take off the butterflies. Place all the stuff of the TMX bowl into the TMX colander (steaming basket) in order to get rid of the liquid (the olive oil and the water). Place the potatoes and onions into a bowl. Reserve
 5.- Without cleaning the TMX bowl, place the eggs and mix them for 10 seconds, speed 3.
 6.- Place the beaten eggs into the potatoes bowl, smash a lit a bit with a folk and leave it there for a while (5-10 minutes)
 7.- You can cook the omelet in a pan, then: put a bit of extra virgen olive oil in a pan until it´s a bit hot (moderate- I have induction and I put at mark 5 or 6 maximum) , place all the stuff of the bowl into the pan, cook for 5 minutes or so, stirring from time to time so that the omelet doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Once the bottom of the omelette has set, turn the heat down low and cover the pan. Turn the omelet by placing either a flat plate or saucepan lid on the frying pan and quickly turning over. Continue frying this side for about 5 minutes at moderate mark too.
           If you don´t want to cook the omelet in a pan, you can do it in the Varoma tray. Clean the TMX bowl after you beat the eggs, place 500 grs water and boiled for 3 minutes at Varoma Temperature, speed  1. Put the beaten eggs with the potatoes into individual small containers that can go into the Varoma tray. Cook them for 10 minutes at Varoma Temerature, speed 1.
I hope it´s clear enough  ???
Photos: I´m sorry but my husband and his friends ate it all. I promise one picture for next time

Tips/Hints:

Title: Re: Spanish Omelet
Post by: Thermomixer on January 28, 2009, 03:02:56 am

Thanks, it is clear to me.  ;D ;D

You could make a larger omelet in the Varoma by taking some silicon paper, screwing it up, wet it and then unravel and use to line the Varoma tray.  There is a recipe in the A todo vapor book using this method to line the Varoma tray.

Title: Re: Spanish Omelet
Post by: macorla on January 28, 2009, 08:17:39 pm

Thanks Thermomixer,
I never thought of that idea. I think it´s great. I´ll try it next time

Cheers  ;)

Title: Re: Spanish Omelet
Post by: brazen20au on January 28, 2009, 09:02:35 pm

mmmmm i love spanish omelette!

Title: Re: Spanish Omelet
Post by: macorla on February 21, 2009, 01:20:30 am

I promised the picture, and here it is

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3291949813_3edf0cba7c.jpg)

I love tortilla too ! :P

Title: Re: Spanish Omelet
Post by: Thermomixer on February 21, 2009, 03:50:43 am

Gracias - it looks fantástico.  Nice and thick.

Title: Re: Spanish Omelet
Post by: judydawn on May 11, 2009, 11:06:12 am

Hi Macorla, did your spanish omelet for tea tonight.  It was very nice - thanks for posting the recipe.  Served it topped with tomato slices and grated cheese. Used a frying pan but will try it in the varoma next time.