Tortilla

Tortilla

Tortilla is a typical Spanish tapas dish made of onions, potatoes and eggs. To this you can add additional ingredients such as chorizo sausage.

It’s a beautiful and simple dish to cook on the Big Green Egg. All it needs is a pan with an oven proof or removable handle.

For other tapas dishes to serve alongside Tortilla try Padrons or Patatas Bravas.

Method

• Cut the potatoes into reasonable sized but small chunks (5mm x 10mm x 15mm).
• Set up your Egg for direct cooking with the cast iron or stainless grid. Set the temp to 180°C.
• Cook your potatoes in a frying pan in 200ml of olive oil for about 5-7 minutes until the outside of the potato starts to soften. If you’re using chorizo then cook this at the same time.
• Add the onion and garlic and cook until it softens.
• Pour the mixture into a bowl and leave to cool a little.
• Break the 4 eggs over your mixture and stir through.
• Put the tortilla mix into your frying pan and cook until the top of your tortilla has just set.
• Turn the tortilla, by placing a plate over the top of the pan and then flip it quickly.  The pan will be upside down and the plate is on the bottom.  Check the plate is bigger than the pan before you try to turn it!
• Gently ease the tortilla back into the pan.
• Cook for another 4-5 mins to set the tortilla.
• Turn out and slice into wedges.
• Serve with a salad or other tapas.