Potato Tortilla

Local interpretation of a traditional Mexican dish! Delicious! A very simple culinary recipe for a wonderful dish of Spanish cuisine called tortilla. Absolutely anyone can cook it, there is nothing complicated in the process, and your family and friends-neighbors will certainly enjoy with you overseas culinary delights.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 23 % 5 g
Fats 27 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 50 % 11 g
122 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 50 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make a potato tortilla? Prepare the products.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Cut the potatoes into thin slices.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Fry in olive oil for about 5 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    After 5 minutes, add the chopped onion. Cook for another 5 minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Beat the eggs.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add seasonings to taste.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Transfer the potatoes to the egg mass, then send them back to the stove. Wait until the egg mixture thickens and put it in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees. Bake until the potatoes are fully cooked, about 10 minutes. You should get a golden crust. The cooking time is indicated approximately, focus on your oven.

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it. How to determine the roasting temperature and choose the best oil for frying, and which is better not to use at all, read here .

If you use ready-made spice mixes, be sure to read the composition on the package. Often, salt is already present in such mixtures, take this into account, otherwise you risk over-salting the dish.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Ripe potatoes - 80   kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70   kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380   kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82   kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74   kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157   kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45   kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352   kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118   kcal/100g
  • Fresh basil - 27   kcal/100g
  • Dried basil - 251   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • Pepper - 26   kcal/100g

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