March 5, 2010

Sausage and Potato Fritata

My brother in law is from Spain and makes this wonderful egg and potato "tortija" so I found this recipe that mimmics it and the family really liked it. It would be good for breakfast too.

1/2 cup olive oil
3 medium potatoes, peeled, cut and cubed (about 2 cups)
1 small onion, diced
1 lb. sausage
8 large eggs
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In skillet warm olive oil over medium-low heat. Add potatoes in a single layer and cook, turning once,until just tender and lightly browned, 10 minutes.  Transfer potatoes to a plate with a slotted spoot.  Pour off all but 1 Tb of oil, reserving 2 tsp., and add onion and sausage to pan. Raise heat to medium-high and cook, breaking apart sausage with spoon, until onion is translucent and sausage is cooked through.  Transfer to plate with potatoes.  Pour reserved 2 tsp. oil back into skillet and swirl to coat.  Whisk eggs with salt and pepper until well combined.  Stir in potato mixture and pour back into skillet.  Reduce heat to medium low and cook until egg begins to set but top remains soft. Transfer pan to oven and cook until top of frittata is set, 5-8 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes, cut ans serve warm or room temperature.

I served this with a toast that had garlic, cheese and bacon on top and my old yummy standby salad recipe I posted earlier that we all love.

2 comments:

  1. Yum, that looks really good. I'll have to try it on the Spaniard!

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  2. Yeah, just dont tell Miguel how I spelled "tortija" I'm sure it was incorrect latin!

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