Today you cook! To prepare your palate for delights of the Spanish cuisine, I will teach you how to make a Tortilla de Patatas. So when you come to Barcelona you can compare yours with the one they in the town’s tapas bar.

Invite your friends to dinner and surprise them, success is guaranteed. I have not met a single foreigner who does not like my omelette, well yes, Tova and Klara, but they are still too small to eat things that do not resemble meatballs, macaroni or granddad’s pancakes so they do not count.

TORTILLA DE PATATAS (4 people)

Ingredients:
-5 Potatoes
-1 Large onion
-6Eggs
-Olive oil
-Salt

Preparation:
1. Cut potatoes in thin slices
2. Cut the onion in thing rings

3. Fry in olive oil, stirring often so they are sticking to each other, and add salt.
4. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs in a large bowl and add a pinch of salt
5. When potatoes and onions are golden, remove draining the oil and add the mixture to the beaten eggs.

6. Important! Do not throw out the oil; we will need it to make the Tortilla later.
7. Mix the eggs with the potatoes and onions and let it stand for 5 minutes.
8. Heat the pan with the oil, pour the mixture into the pan over low heat and let it be without stirring for about 5-10 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally to avoid sticking.
9. Now comes the most dangerous moment!!!!! You need a lid or a plate larger than the diameter of the pan to flip the tortilla. Put the dish over the frying pan, put your left hand over the plate and pressing; the right grasping the handle of the pan. Turn rapidly the frying pan while pressing the plate, put the pan into the fire again and gently slide the tortilla into the pan without breaking it.
10. Let simmer another 5-10 minutes on this side over low heat and voilà!
11. Your very own Tortilla de Patatas is ready!

*I’m sorry but I didn’t have time to take the picture before my hungry friends had eaten half of the omelette!

Serve it with a good salad and the best invention of Catalonia (pa amb tomàquet).