last night
was footy training followed by cooking an awesome spanish omelette, having a beer and a smoke rounded off with my regular online FPS session with uni mates.

I love Wednesdays.
( djtrialprice, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:03, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

What was in the omelette?
I bloody HAVE to make one tonight now...
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:07, Reply)

Spanish Omelette
Ingredients: One baking potato, one white onion, 3 large free range eggs. Some chorizo. One large tomato. Juice of half a lime.

Instructions: Shallow fry thinly sliced potato in olive oil for a few minutes on a medium heat, then add chopped onion (pieces shouldn't be too small). When both go slightly brown drain away excess oil and add beaten eggs. Cook omelette on one side until golden brown. Slide onto a plate, place frying pan upside down over omelette, press plate and pan together and turn upside down. Season cooked side with pepper and paprika. When other side is golden brown serve on plate. Fry thin slices of chorizo in no oil for a minute either side. Place chorizo and chopped tomato on top of omelette with juice of half the lime.

ALL. OF. TEH. WIN. is yours.
( djtrialprice, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:29, Reply)

Mmmm
Pretty much how I do it, but I put the chorizo INTO the omelette.
And NEVER tried the lime juice. Is that why, whilst I like my tortillas, they never taste like Spain?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:33, Reply)

Also
frying pan under the grill to finish it off instead of all that messy flippy business.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:35, Reply)

I do the grill thing

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:37, Reply)

that is how the Spanish would do it
but really, it's not particularly hard and it's so much less hassle to turn it.
( djtrialprice, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:38, Reply)

I'm clumsy

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:39, Reply)

And I prefer my omlettes turned-out nicely on a plate
instead of an oily mess on the floor.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:41, Reply)

Really?
Oh don't come round to my house for your tea then.
You've not lived until I've picked out the cat hairs and done the sign of the cross over your food.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:43, Reply)

I'm not claiming this to be authentically Spanish
I use lime juice as there's a strong olive oil flavour throughout and the acidity of the citrus cuts through that and gives a bit of balance.

I've been watching too much Masterchef.
( djtrialprice, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 11:36, Reply)